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39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumBattleship is a sound vessel floating in Hollywood's oil-slick sea of "Transformers" sequels and vampire riffs.
- 70Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonAnd when the F-14s came out for a triumphant flyover, I looked around the room to find the moron who was applauding only to realize that it was me.
- Those looking for big, loud sci-fi action will find plenty to like here as director Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) pumps up the volume on clashing military hardware and flag-waving heroics.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe movie drags on way too long, but there are things to like.
- 40EmpireEmpireMiss.
- Misguided in the extreme. A scene in which Kitsch and co aim blindly for the broadest of targets – and miss by miles – proves painfully apt.
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfWhat's the word on the film debut of Rihanna, playing a sass-mouthed petty officer? Dreadful (ella, ella).
- 30Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondIts endless parade of explosions, battles and general mayhem makes Michael Bay seem like Ingmar Bergman in comparison with Battleship director Peter Berg.
- 25Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerShamelessly mimics Michael Bay's larger-than-life dialogue, sweeping cinematography, cornball romance, and military fetishism.