Common Sense Media rated the film 2 out of 5 stars. Simon Abrams of
Roger Ebert.com rated it 2 stars, saying "
We Die Young follows a poorly defined audience surrogate, one who does what he's told without ever really standing apart from his guardians." James Lindorf of
Red Carpet Crash praised the direction and the performance of lead actor
Jean-Claude Van Damme. John Delia of
Aced Magazine gave the film 4 out of 5 stars calling the film “Shocking, violent and emotional…” stating of director Lior Geller's work, “Geller… sets up the audience for a front row seat on a
Godfather resembling movie.” " == References ==