Action extravaganza! Great acting! Poignant!

Like Jason Bourne

It follows the rules of the genre as unwaveringly as its hero follows orders, but despite that, there’s a tense, tightly constructed thriller here — and Chris Pine makes a decent play as a neo-Bourne.

John Nugent

Empire

While his character is intended to be lost and powerless, Pine seems adrift in another way, too – a star without a proper star vehicle.

Barry Hertz

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

The Contractor is decidedly Pine’s film. His performance is as efficient as the script, which Saleh mirrors with a crisp, smooth aesthetic. There’s nothing particularly showy about the style, but it serves the story of this professional warrior working his way through an unfamiliar place.

Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times