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MacGyver is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
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1985 · Drama / Adventure / Crime
MacGyver
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
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He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
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@REEL_DEAL2025-12-03 04:00 UTC
MacGyver should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-16 22:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during MacGyver.
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MacGyver is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
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MacGyver (1985) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 23/100. He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the…
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Is MacGyver worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
MacGyver scores 23/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/criticalkino · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 4.2k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in MacGyver actually is?
Everyone praising the MacGyver performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/criticalkino · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.3k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in MacGyver?
Rewatched MacGyver last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 1.6k points
The cinematography in MacGyver is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love MacGyver. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 4.4k points
Unpopular opinion: MacGyver is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of MacGyver and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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