Chernobyl Diaries
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: May 25, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 25, 2012
There's a nagging question at the heart of Chernobyl Diaries. It isn't what, or who, is stalking these kids. After awhile, the answer becomes apparent, leading to a denouement that, while mildly exciting, feels like a ride you've been on before. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia PuigMay 25, 2012
Despite an unlikely setting and a moderately intriguing premise, Chernobyl Diaries proves to be a generic horror flick where young tourists are systematically victimized in unoriginal and not terribly scary ways. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMay 25, 2012
The lack of suspense and surprise in this dispiritingly rote film becomes its own form of contamination. Read full review
30
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoMay 25, 2012
If this horror movie cashes in on the audience that echoes its character's awareness ("That's where the nucular thing happened, right?") then we're about to learn how low our national academic standards are. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisMay 26, 2012
The movie wants us to find this frightening, but there's no suspense, no terrifying images. Read full review
20
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMay 25, 2012
The "Paranormal Activity" movies don't teem with metaphor, and neither does this film, directed by Brad Parker. The original "Night of the Living Dead" left you with plenty to chew on, so to speak; Chernobyl Diaries just leaves you feeling empty. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineNick SchagerMay 25, 2012
With the faux-verité aesthetics of [Rec], the American-tourists-in-Eastern-European-hell setup of Hostel, and the brain of a mushy radioactive mutant zombie thingie, Chernobyl Diaries is little more than decomposed horror leftovers. Read full review
10
SlateDana StevensMay 25, 2012
You might actively root for their collective demise, if you could rouse yourself to care one way or the other. Go gallivanting in Chernobyl and you get what you pay for, nimrods. Read full review
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