On At the Movies, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the picture "two thumbs down". Siskel said Firewalker was "one of the most derivative films in years, splicing elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark with Romancing the Stone."
The negative review on At the Movies, given by Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, led to a thumbs down rating for the film "Firewalker". Siskel stated that Firewalker was heavily influenced by other films, such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone.