Outside the Wire

"There’s little that sets Leo apart from your average action hero. And that, of course, is the problem with nearly all of these Netflix movies in the end: They approximate, but seldom surpass, what they’re meant to replace" 

"The story is a mélange of familiar sci-fi and war movie tropes that, because of how haphazardly they’ve been thrown together, never enliven the film’s attempted critiques of modern warfare (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)" 

"In terms of plotting, the film's revelations at this point serve it well, twistily raising the stakes and brightly illuminating Harp's path. Conceptually, things are a little shakier" 

"What the movie does well is grapple, in familiar but creative ways, with the 'ethics' of combat robotics (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)" 

"It’s generally well-made (...) and on the surface deals with ideas and situations that could make for a gripping scenario. Yet the story and characters are so generic in their execution that nothing really sticks (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)" 

"[It] is 'Training Day' meets 'The Terminator', but much less fun than either (...) Like many Netflix productions, 'Outside The Wire' assumes you’re barely paying attention." 

"The final few minutes of 'Outside the Wire' almost managed to ruin the entire thing for me (...) And this was after having enjoyed the movie quite a lot for more than an hour and a half (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" 

"The half-brained drudgery that Håfström’s delivers here only leaves you with the regret that this war wasn’t more fun to watch."