Well, that's awkward — first reviews label Liam Neeson’s new action-thriller epic 'miscast'

Right, The Fix has finally hit the review circuit, and in classic Rotten Tomatoes fashion, the numbers say... well, technically, they say nothing yet. Seven reviews are up, but there isn't a Tomatometer score showing — which probably tells you everything you need to know about critical enthusiasm, or the lack of it.

The Fix lacks an official Tomatometer rating, with most early critics giving it a fairly rough ride.

The Verdict So Far

To put it bluntly, the critics have not been won over. Jacob Oller from the AV Club was about as equivocal as you can be, calling the film 'timely' for its current-events feel, but describing it as 'hawkish' and motivated by 'star-spangled greed' — not exactly a glowing endorsement. The AV Club view? The whole thing's a 'quagmire', and apparently it pushes past questionable into truly 'despicable' territory.

NYC Movie Guru didn't mince words either — 'sporadically thrilling', yes, but mostly it came across as both 'uninspired' and 'bloated.' The main complaints: dull, clunky exposition and dialogue that's 'too on-the-nose.' Sounds like a screenplay that could have done with another edit, if you ask me.

Then there's Alex Harrison at Screen Rant, who went straight for the jugular. According to his review, the movie's 'misconceived and imbalanced.' There's potential in the premise, he reckons, but most of that energy seems wasted on all the wrong bits.

Screen Rant describes the film as straddling the line between 'good' and 'not good,' making for a decidedly mixed experience.

Peter A. Martin from Dallas Film Now was just as unimpressed. Yes, the movie 'feints in the right direction,' apparently, but it can't actually pull off a payoff. In his opinion, it's a film that can't juggle its characters and its action, leaning far too heavily on flashy scenes at the expense of giving anyone time to breathe or develop.

• Seven reviews are in, no Tomatometer rating yet.
• Most reviewers cite a muddled balance between action and character.
• Dialogue and exposition are common sticking points, often criticised as heavy-handed or uninspired.
• Screen Rant and AV Club both warn the film veers into questionable ideas or tonal messiness.