Metacritic reviews

Still, with everything working against him, the Duke manages to be an old-school badass and stick it to those fancypants Brits.

Amiable thriller merging Fabian of the Yard with Dirty Harry. [21 Mar 2004, p.91]

Brannigan isn't great, but it's a wellcrafted action movie and, besides, it's got John Wayne in it.

Basically a formula film with all the usual car chases, knock-downs, booby traps, etc. If you like John Wayne, you'll love Brannigan. If you just think he is...well, only all right, you'll be better off reading a book. This is not one of the Duke's best.

Car chases, booby traps, etc round out the formula plot turns.

Unfortunately, Mr. Wayne's first film trip to London doesn't appear to have been necessary. He and his busy company only serve to make Brannigan a commonplace crime caper.

In Brannigan, John Wayne carries on his new career as an urban cop with all the ease of a corraled mustang. [14 Apr 1975, p.92]