The movie has one of those twists that need to build suspense which isn’t written properly.

Full Review | Sep 8, 2023

An atmospheric blend of survival thriller & crime mystery. Well worth a watch for Allison Janney's badass performance, Lou is Bear Grylls meets Jason Bourne with a dollop of TAKEN’s Bryan Mills.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2023

This is another serviceable Netflix actioner that will do the trick for a late night watch, yet won’t be something on your mind the following morning.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Feb 8, 2023

Lou Adell (Allison Janney) is a cross between a typical Liam Neeson hero and Rambo.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Dec 7, 2022

As the action tropes quickly devolve into cliches and the hard-bitten dialogue lapses into a parade of eye-rollers, “Lou” — the movie, and the character named after her — loses her mojo.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 6, 2022

It's very simply a sturdy, exciting little film, refreshingly female-centric and nicely atmospheric.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 17, 2022

A mediocre action movie in a cohesive setting, with a helpless cast of actors and a story that really surprises no one. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Oct 11, 2022

It may be formulaic and predictable, but action thriller Lou still makes for a fun watch, thanks in large part to the considerable talents of its leading lady.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2022

Predictable, absurd and, in the end, disappointing survivalist 80s action pic.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Oct 10, 2022

Lou proves that they’re willing to bring women of a certain age into the fold. And there’s nothing wrong with that, if the women in question are as high-value as Janney is, in even the silliest material.

Full Review | Oct 7, 2022

What Lou turns into is a thrilling hunt, with Janney leading the charge as a pissed off lady, morphing into a cathartic expression of rage and action.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 7, 2022

“Lou” is both eminently familiar and unlike anything you’ve ever seen, meaning you’ve witnessed parts of it before but never together in this type of packaging. It packs a mighty punch and delivers an ending that will completely blow your socks off.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 4, 2022

Low-nutrition thriller babble, but it’s often fun, and it has Allison Janney, for Pete’s sake.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Oct 4, 2022

It makes this sort of film so frustrating to watch, because the ingredients for an enjoyable thrill ride are all set up wonderfully. That it all stumbles and falls apart at the midpoint suggests a production that failed to trust the material.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Oct 3, 2022

Janney is particularly strong, and while I won’t say I needed to see her channeling her inner Liam Neeson, now that I’ve done so, I’m quite glad this bit of absurd strangeness has miraculously happened.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 2, 2022

Stagnant direction trips up an otherwise decent woman of war, played with intensity by Allison Janney.

Full Review | Sep 30, 2022

A pulse-pounding, twist-laden chase film that can’t be faulted for following a formula,

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 30, 2022

Marshall-Green can’t do much with his cut-and-paste psycho-soldier role. Faring better are Janney and Smollett, who become female action buddies. They’re fun to watch even as the movie falls apart around them.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Sep 30, 2022

Does the film rely on a convoluted backstory to make some of its points? Sure, but there’s still enough going on to make this a suitably fun movie to watch as a slightly above-average streaming original.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 29, 2022

A film like this can succeed in ambiance but still fail if the actors aren't up to the job, which in this case requires emotional as well as physical performances.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 28, 2022