The hot shootout in "Escape the Golden Cicada" is very bloody, and Stallone and Schwarzenegger's unbeaten skills are even more surprising. This should be the pinnacle of the two returning to the big screen together. ()
Stallone and Schwarzenegger's hard performance in "Escape the Golden Cicada" won the house as expected. Stallone and Schwarzenegger seemed to have created "another self", making all fans who are familiar with them "eyes". The meticulous escape plot can be described as interlocking, and the thrilling action scenes let everyone once again appreciate the undiminished demeanor of the two protagonists. Many viewers praised the hidden line behind the plot after watching the film, believing that it was this hidden line that made "Escape the Golden Cicada" destined to be more than just a crime and action movie. ()
The San Francisco Chronicle considered the film to be "a very good action film, and the talents of the two leading actors have been properly utilized in the film." Variety Show commented that "the film has no self-righteous self-deprecating humor. The authentic American style is simple and pleasing." "Movieline" thinks ""Escape from the Shell" is more interesting than the imagined "Shi Shi" combined action movie." ()