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Eoin Friel of The Action Elite, awarded it three out of five stars. He praised the film's pace, but criticized the film for being poorly shot, citing shaking of the camera and slow motion, which "ruins a lot of the action scenes." He did not like the abrupt ending that "left open for a potential
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