Ook David Ehrlich van IndieWire is niet onder de indruk: "De film bevat vooral middelmatige actiescènes op spectaculaire locaties. De achtergrond van de slechterik is zo onnozel dat ze hilarisch wordt."THE GRAY MAN is Netflix’s emptiest star vehicle yet. If DALL•E simulations cost $200 million this is exactly what they would produce
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) July 11, 2022
Toch zien sommigen ook positieve puntjes in The Gray Man. "Een beetje voorspelbaar maar nooit saai", oordeelt entertainmentjournalist Germain Lussier. Courtney Howard, een filmreporter uit L.A. prijst dan weer de chemie tussen Chris Evans en Ryan Gosling.THE GRAY MAN is just 2 hours of Tom Clancy rejects shouting brainless shit like "make him dead" between bland action scenes in beautiful locations, all of which leads to the most hilariously stupid bad guy backstory reveal i've ever seen. almost made me nostalgic for Red Notice.
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) July 11, 2022
The Gray Man is two hours of James Bond meets Fast and Furious. Super exciting action, massive scale & set pieces, solid, self aware performances, consistent laughs, just a whole lot of fun. Gosling and Evans rule, supporting cast great, it’s a little obvious but never boring. pic.twitter.com/hSoTwgCMfA
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) July 11, 2022
Vanaf woensdag kan je zelf oordelen met welk van bovenstaande kritieken jij het eens bent. Bron: Screen Rant.@Russo_Brother’ #TheGrayMan has unrelenting, well-constructed action sequences. Battle of wits, bullets & brawn. Ryan Gosling & @ChrisEvans share excellent repartee (and sleazebag facial hair!). Ana de Armas is badass & beauty. Dhanush’s scenes are ruthless & sharp. pic.twitter.com/aYNmxGpLkg
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 11, 2022