The Doorman (2020 film)

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 15% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 3.80/10.[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]

John DeFore from The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "Die Hard ripoff that forgets most of the lessons that action classic has to teach, Ryuhei Kitamura's The Doorman forgets first of all what a little bit — even a shred — of wit can do for a movie that otherwise relies on bullets and brawn."[9] Ben Coleman from Portland Mercury also compared the film to Die Hard and praised Kitamura's "clever camerawork and a few echos of the old razzle-dazzle", but stated, "there’s just not a ton to write home about beyond some reasonably inventive set pieces and a fight scene involving priceless renaissance art."[5] Thomas Stonehand-Judge from Movies For Reel awarded the film one and a half stars out of five, stating that the film "brings nothing new to the table. It’s easy to predict where the story is going, what’s going to happen to each character, and when something is being introduced to be just to be reused later in the film" and that its flaws "could render this movie dead on arrival for others."[10] Meagan Navarro from Bloody Disgusting awarded the film one skull out of five, stating, "It’s challenging to make an action thriller this bland, but The Doorman succeeds. Lifeless performances, a silly script that feels pastiche, and uninspired action and fight choreography make for one of the most maddening viewing experiences of the year."[11]