If ever there was a movie equivalent to the one-night stand this is it - not necessarily something you'll remember next day but fast, furious and damn good fun while it lasts.
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TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
The pleasant surprise about Demolition Man is that both the script, and Stallone, are funny; the film blends big-budget action and tongue-in-cheek humor in the way that "last action hero" tried, and failed, to do.
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
The script is fueled by genuine wit, everyone turns in fine performances and, beginning to end, the film actually shows some thought, if little originality.
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VarietyEmanuel Levy
VarietyEmanuel Levy
A noisy, soulless, self-conscious pastiche that mixes elements of sci-fi, action-adventure and romance, then pours on a layer of comedy replete with Hollywood in-jokes.
Yes, this film is worse than "Cliffhanger," Stallone's last venture into chaos.
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Rolling StonePeter Travers
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Demolition Man is sleek and empty as well as brutal and pointless.
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Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Nearly all the SF premises are accorded the status of Andrew Dice Clay one-liners - which means that they, along with the characters, keep changing from one scene to the next.