"Rollerball" was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 3% based on 117 reviews, with an average rating of 2.55/10. The site's consensus reads, "Removing the social critique of the original, this updated version of "Rollerball" is violent, confusing, and choppy. Klein makes for a bland hero." On Metacritic the film has a score of 14 out of 100 based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B- on scale of A to F.