JeruZalem
Epic Pictures Releasing | Release Date: January 22, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Screen DailyKim NewmanJan 23, 2016
A few sub-plots get lost...but this offers a satisfyingly large-scale demonic incursion as glimpsed from the streets. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisJan 23, 2016
The niftily claustrophobic use of actual Jerusalem locations offers a nice holiday from the more familiar backdrops favored by the POV genre. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 23, 2016
The creepy evocativeness of its superbly utilized setting...and the well-realized creature designs make it a more than respectable horror effort. The haunting final shot alone makes it worth the price of admission. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJan 28, 2016
The more desperate the characters’ flight becomes, the less interesting the movie grows. It does end with a witty flourish, though — one that makes good use of those glasses. Read full review
50
VarietyBen KenigsbergJan 23, 2016
The movie’s occasional stabs at political commentary never quite pay off. Nor can the writer-directors, brothers Yoav and Doron Paz, fully sustain the film’s novelty into the second half, when the script reverts to timeless, tired monster-movie tropes. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 23, 2016
JeruZalem is just a wobble-a-thon with incessant screaming and a predictable trajectory for its leading ladies, even if the final, arresting image of a malevolently transformed skyline makes one wish a more enticing, original road had led there. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzFeb 14, 2016
The filmmakers score half a point for at least avoiding the old “hero-who’s-constantly-filming” device, but fail to add anything else to the proceedings, except, perhaps, the movie’s unique setting. Read full review
30
Village VoiceRob StaegerJan 27, 2016
Not much substance is buried beneath the irritating style. Read full review
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