Headhunters received mostly positive reviews. Based on 84 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 92% "Certified Fresh" rating and an average score of 7.6 out of 10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a 72 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on reviews from 25 critics.[7]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three and a half stars out of four, praising the movie as "an argument for the kinds of thrillers I miss. It entertains with story elements, in which the scares evolve from human behavior." "Unlike too many thrillers that depend on stunts, special effects and the Queasy-Cam, this one devises a plot where it matters what happens. It's not all kinetic energy."[8]
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