“The definition of a satisfying Hollywood action drama.”

“There’s a lurid nature to Cairo Station that recalls Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil…”

“Dark, with a black wit to match…”

“…functions on a subliminal level.”

“An efficient thriller with eco-political ambitions…”

“…should have been way weirder than it is.”

“… mostly registers as a meditation on the size and scope of Dave Bautista’s head.”

“…interrogates the notion of gun worship, all within the confines of a shoot-em-up police thriller.”

“…has a musical sense of misdirection.”

“A stylish, saucy entry in the ‘stepford wife’ subgenre…”