Since "Ocean's Twelve" and "Murder with a Knife" were released on the same day, the reviews of major newspapers and magazines were also published on the same day, presenting the tense atmosphere of the confrontation clearly and directly.

Interestingly, the first batch of 43 film critics all commented on "Killing with a Knife", but only 36 commented on "Twelve Arhats". Such a shape is the opposite of the pattern of the number of news reports.

Thanks to the promotion behind Warner Bros., except for the "Los Angeles Times" and the "Wall Street Journal", authoritative professional media have commented on the two films almost immediately, but the results may not be satisfactory to Warner Bros.

The Chicago Sun-Sun, where Roger Ebert works, also published a brief review of the nation's top film critic for the first time. Regarding "The Twelve Arhats", he said, "This is a film about courage, dialogue, star appeal and wisdom and humor, although the script is very weak and has lost its sense of survival, but as an entertainment blockbuster, I still like it a lot." On a 100-point rating system, he gave 65 out of 100, and in Roger's recommendation index, he gave 3 out of 4 stars.

This is also Roger's usual style, maybe he doesn't like this movie, but thinks it's worth recommending. Because the demands of the film are different, he will not require commercial films to entertain the public while showing wisdom, nor will he require art films to tap the depth of thought and achieve box office success. So, the rating may be low, but the recommendation is good; On the contrary, it is not uncommon to have a high rating but not consider it to be recommendable.

As for "Killing with a Knife", he also continued the attitude of his official website, "Wonderful movies, from character creation, to the use of lighting, to sound effects, and impressive performances, can be called one of the best works in the past five years." "The eighty-eight point evaluation, combined with a four-star strong recommendation, clearly expresses Roger's attitude.

Of course, the reviews of "Ocean's Twelve" are not all bad, the "San Francisco Chronicle" gave a good evaluation of 75 points, and film critic Steven-Rea (Steven-Rea) said, "With the current sequel trend in Hollywood, maybe we can see 'Ocean's Seventeen.'" ”

This witty comment with a hint of ridicule is obviously a good affirmation of the entertainment of the movie.

Relatively speaking, Steven's comment on "Killing with a Knife" is quite meaningful, "As a thriller crime movie, the biggest flaw of 'Killing with a Knife' is that it has not been able to get one step closer on the road of trying to break through, and its only regret is that it has not been able to surpass the 'Outlaw World' released in August ten years ago." ”

Steven eschewed positive talk, did not give a direct affirmation or a direct negative, but compared it to the legendary 1993 classic "The Outlaw", with an implicit meaning that only true movie lovers can appreciate: perhaps, "Murder by a Knife" is the best crime thriller of the decade.

The score of 70 points is naturally not as good as that of "Ocean's Twelve", but no one should forget that the "San Francisco Chronicle" has a biased stance on Chaos Pictures' works, especially referring to the content of Steven's brief review, and the evaluation of "70 points" is more and more meaningful.

Whether the 75-point "12 Arhats" is more outstanding, or the 70-point "borrowing a knife to kill" is more exciting, I believe that every reader who reads the "San Francisco Chronicle" will have their own answer.

In addition, the comments of "Vanity Fair" are also very intriguing, commenting on "killing people with a knife", "As a director, Lancelot Strello injected charming charm into this film noir, with a special lens language and special acting art, leaving a special mark, but he has not been able to avoid the cliché of Hollywood's ultimate stupid movie - the self-righteous perfect ending, but it is just another arrogant interpretation." ”

Fifty points, "Vanity Fair" indicates that this is not a negative review, but a neutral review that mixes positive and negative.

In contrast, Vanity Fair praised "Ocean's Twelve", "It's not just a double thrill, it's a magic movie that can easily steal audiences from the screening room of other works." ”

With a 75-point evaluation, it can be directly asserted that "Vanity Fair" believes that "Ocean's Twelve" is a work that is far more worthy of entering the cinema than "killing people with a knife".

Unfortunately, there are only a handful of media outlets that hold similar views to Vanity Fair, with eight negative ratings, eight neutral ratings, and 20 positive ratings out of 36 reviews. Among the negative evaluations, the lowest score is 20 points; Among the positive reviews, the highest score is 75 points.

The Seattle Post: "Ocean's Twelve is a movie that fades faster than invisible ink, but it's not the kind of movie you want to appreciate the details of the plot, but a movie about spending two hours relaxing with friends on a yacht on Lake Como." "Seventy-five points.

"The Hollywood Reporter," "Stephen-Mirrione's quick cuts and David Holmes' pop-rock soundtrack make the film entertaining, but as for the story plausibility and character fullness, it doesn't matter. "Seventy-five points.

New York Post: "When you leave the theater, you forget about the film — if not, wait a little longer." This entertaining movie is all about the enjoyment of ice cream for the eyes. "Fifty points.

"Chicago Tribune" "busier, more chaotic, weaker, the film splits into every part, seems to be funny, but when combined, it makes people want to sleep." "Fifty points.

The Washington Post: "The film tries to entertain the actors through the chemistry, but it is undoubtedly a failure, a bad quality, a terrible one, and even more terrifying, not a single part of the 'mission' is interesting." "Forty points.

Entertainment Weekly: "What we see on the screen is a lazy, second-rate, boring work that wakes up the phone rings – the only thing that isn't certain is how many viewers' pockets are ringing – works." "Twenty-five points.

The New Yorker: "Halfway through the movie, you're hungry like never before, and then you start thinking about whether you should choose a burger or a pizza when the movie is over." "Twenty points.

It can be seen that the media has launched a fierce attack on "Ocean's Twelve", and even the media that gave praise focused on the entertainment of the movie, but beyond that, it was impossible to give more praise, which also made the "Vanity Fair" unambiguous position a maverick.

It is worth mentioning that the score of "Vanity Fair" for the evaluation of two movies is precisely the highest score of the first batch of film reviews of "Ocean's Twelve", 75 points; It is precisely the lowest score of the first batch of comments on "Killing with a Knife", 50 points.

For reference, the media that once gave negative reviews in the two works "City of God" and "The Day After Tomorrow" and gave positive reviews to "Troy", such as "Los Angeles Times", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Seattle Post", "Hollywood Reporter", etc., have also subtly changed their attitudes towards "killing with a knife" this time.

Although among these media, the score of "Killing with a Knife" is still lower than that of "Twelve Arhats", the average evaluation has been significantly improved, which has attracted the attention of many insiders: in the end, the quality of "Twelve Oceans" is really miserable, and even the proximity faction can't bear to praise it, so they are soft on competing works; Or is the quality of "killing people with a knife" really outstanding, so people have to abandon personal paranoia and give a relatively objective evaluation? Whether it is the former or the latter, in this contest of media comprehensive evaluation, the balance of victory and defeat has shifted significantly.

Faced with such a situation, the "Houston Chronicle" even directly changed the definitions of the two films, "As a commercial film, 'Ocean's Twelve' is undoubtedly excellent, full of entertainment, star-studded, and charming, and has become a delicious Christmas dinner for the holiday stalls; As an art film, the bold and outrageous attempt of 'Killing with a Knife' is eye-catching, but the attempt to fight a bloody way in the award-winning season still needs to be further improved. ”

It's really laughable, just a day ago, all the media put the two films in the position of commercial films, and gave a lot of pen and ink to the box office competition between the two; But after a day, the nature of the two films has changed dramatically - obviously, people should not use "word-of-mouth" and "media review" as the criteria for judging the two works, after all, the nature is different.

This small detail has also become the summary statement of the first batch of media comprehensive reviews. In fact, in stark contrast to "Ocean's Twelve", there are 43 reviews of "Killing with a Knife", 35 have positive reviews, and 8 have neutral reviews, while the number of negative reviews is zero.

In other words, it's a work with zero negative reviews! The overall momentum even surpassed Reims's debut film "City of God" and achieved a new high of critics' recognition, and the result was really beyond everyone's expectations - attacking with commercial films, gaining the reputation of art films, and giving everyone a hard slap in the face.

Among the neutral comments, "Vanity Fair" scored 50 points as the lowest score; Among the positive reviews, the New York Times scored 95 points. "Killing with a knife" undoubtedly ushered in a frenzy of praise with a strong attitude of zero negative reviews! (To be continued.) )