Extinction
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: July 31, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakJul 30, 2015
Extinction is far from a horror masterpiece and doesn’t really bring anything entirely new to the genre, but it’s a solid zombie survival flick that takes its characters seriously and doesn’t condescend to the audience. Read full review
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Village VoiceChris PackhamAug 4, 2015
Sometimes, Extinction is a zombie apocalypse story; mostly, it's a meditation on isolation, redemption, and family that could, in its basic outline, be satisfyingly told outside of its genre. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganJul 30, 2015
Director Miguel Ángel Vivas tries to add a family-drama twist to an otherwise standard survival story, but the characters aren’t complex enough (and the secrets aren’t explosive enough) to elevate this beyond a basic zombie flick. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 4, 2015
Director Miguel Angel Vivas (Kidnapped) fails to bring any visual flair to the sluggishly paced proceedings, and the CGI effects prove less than convincing. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJul 30, 2015
More filmmakers should treat the zombie subgenre as allegorical, the way George A. Romero intended. But Extinction and "Maggie" both arrive at the same conclusion about fatherhood, thereby confirming it as a cliché rather than a coincidence. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarJul 29, 2015
If only they had more screen time. The film’s core problems: too little zombie and too much plot. The upside, though, is McColgan as Lu. Chafing against her small world, McColgan is cute, charming and clearly someone to watch. Read full review
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