Maggie
Lionsgate | Release Date: May 8, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
16
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
IndieWireEric KohnApr 22, 2015
The movie subtly examines whether people accustomed to a precise way of life can deal with cataclysmic change; by extension, it implies similar questions about Schwarzenegger's career as he heads toward his seventies, and makes a solid case that more new directions await. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMay 7, 2015
Maggie has some rough edges — what caused the epidemic, for instance? — but it's still a worthwhile effort, especially for a first-time director. And for an old pro like Schwarzenegger, trying something different and succeeding. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeApr 23, 2015
Though Henry Hobson’s hugely promising debut feature is generating buzz from the casting of a fine, low-key Arnold Schwarzenegger as the anguished father of a semi-zombified teen, it’s Abigail Breslin’s gutsy, nuanced turn as the reluctantly undead title character — at once a heroine to be protected and a mutant threat to be destroyed — that makes the film unique within its grisly canon. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianJeff BakerMay 14, 2015
It's an odd concept, turning a zombie movie into a downbeat actor's showcase, but first-time director Henry Hobson gets great work from a subdued Schwarzenegger and an even better performance from Abigail Breslin in the title role. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernMay 7, 2015
The sight of Schwarzenegger in this small, subdued role makes us root for his survival. That’s the power of star wattage at work. Not even the undead can kill it. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd May 6, 2015
The words “Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie movie” create certain expectations. Maggie, the glum new indie that technically fits that description, meets almost none of them. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonMay 8, 2015
Maggie” is Schwarzenegger’s “Cop Land,” that is, a feature designed to highlight and showcase that which an action movie hero could only hint at in glancing moments between explosions. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 7, 2015
The film suffers a bit for its slowness. But once you get used to the fact that this is not “World War Z,” it has its small pleasures, which are both cerebral and emotional. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigMay 7, 2015
Downbeat but humanistic, Maggie is the rare zombie tale that's less about the appetites of the walking dead and more about their complicated emotions. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversMay 7, 2015
Gore is kept to a minimum, a fact likely to disappoint audiences out for blood. It's a changed Schwarzenegger on view in Maggie, and the change becomes him. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 5, 2015
Sad and forlorn as Maggie is, there are no surprises left in Zombieland. Read full review
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