Variety
"...Vivid lensing....Deft editing....The cast of unknowns is remarkably strong..." 02/14/1979New York Times
"...[Hill] is on to something....A stark yet extravagant visual style..." 02/10/1979 p.10 USA Today
"...A striking example of style and energy over content....The movie benefits from bright color schemes and occasional left-field imagery..." 01/19/2001 p.6E Entertainment Weekly
"...Rousing '70s filmmaking..." 01/19/2001 p.67 Rolling Stone
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]rue to the city and time....[With] the greatest cinematic beach showdown this side of QUADROPHENIA." 10/20/2005 p.92 New York Times
"[W]hile you'd have to be crazy to want to return to that dismal, dangerous New York City, it sure does look seductive on film." 10/11/2005 p.E5 Uncut
Ranked #9 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- "Walter Hill's tense, mesmerising gang thriller from 1979 gets the full whistles-and-bells treatment." 01/01/2006 p.84-85 | 
