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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonProud Mary doesn’t deserve the lack of faith its studio has in it. In fact, it’s almost good, so close to success that its flaws truly become frustrating.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganEntertainment WeeklyDevan CogganHenson clearly has the swagger, charm, and ferocity to make one hell of an action star. She deserves a movie that does her talents justice.
- 50VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanHenson is the right actress to play a contract killer grown weary, but as a thriller Proud Mary doesn’t quite do her justice. It’s a connect-the-dots underworld trifle, watchable and minimal...though Henson holds it together and, at moments, comes close to convincing you that you’re watching a better movie.
- 45IGNWitney SeiboldIGNWitney SeiboldAlthough Taraji P. Henson is always a delight, a rote plot, bland action, and a serious lack of interpersonal chemistry hamstrings any potential Proud Mary might have at being fun.
- 42The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeShe’s (Henson) a compelling leading woman, all in all. Too bad she’s stuck in such an incompetently directed mess of a movie.
- The makers of Proud Mary don’t know what to do with their terrific ensemble cast. Henson may be due for a Taken-style career boost (and Proud Mary may very well be it). But she deserves so much better than this.
- 40Time OutTime OutThe gang-war intrigue is strictly formula, and too much of Mary’s character development is delivered through expository dialogue.
- 33IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichIt’s almost a blessing in disguise that Proud Mary is so light on action, as Henson and Winston generate some real chemistry during the low-key moments they share together, both of them doing a fine job of negotiating between violence and vulnerability.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe mob-war stuff here could not possibly be more rote.
- 20TheWrapInkoo KangTheWrapInkoo KangProud Mary did not screen for critics, nor should it have. It’s a copy of a copy of a mediocre original, with the drab aesthetics of a TV movie and the emotional hollowness of an infomercial.