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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirI'm not sure whether to recommend The Baytown Outlaws as a guns 'n' glory time-waster or warn you off it as a piece of mendacious trash. So I'll do both.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA boisterously Tarantinoesque mash-up of cliches, archetypes and bodacious craziness in the tradition of Southern-fried '60s and '70s drive-in fodder, The Baytown Outlaws is the sort of cartoonishly violent and swaggeringly non-PC concoction that defines guilty pleasure for many genre fans.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThe tin-earned dialogue and haphazard plotting are more reminiscent of Tarantino's frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez.
- 40Time OutTime OutIt's unclear what drew the likes of Billy Bob Thornton, Eva Longoria and Andre Braugher to this tepid grindhouse retread, but at least they liven up the proceedings whenever they're onscreen.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe Baytown Outlaws" avidly subscribes to the grindhouse aesthetic of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. If it has the right spit-in-your-face attitude, it has neither the stamina nor the wit to go the distance, although it makes it about two-thirds of the way.
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThis schlocky piece of ultra violence plays like a pop-culture pastiche without a stable thematic foundation.
- 30Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerA stew of cartoon stereotypes, violence, and "Freebird" cast in a skuzzy "Sons of Anarchy" mold.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA barrage of unbelievable stereotypes try to kill each other in Barry Battles's dispiriting exploitation flick.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierOkay, y'all, the never-ending appeal of the Southern-fried crime caper for filmmakers hungry for flavor is back with The Baytown Outlaws. Only here, the drawling accents, screeching tires and sawed-off blasts that rise again don't amount to much.