Preservation
Orchard, The | Release Date: January 9, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
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2
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VarietyJoe LeydonJan 8, 2015
Preservation ultimately impresses as an arrestingly suspenseful thriller that takes clever narrative twists and turns while moving through familiar territory. Read full review
60
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyJan 7, 2015
Christopher Denham's Preservation is a violent yet agreeably goofy throwback to the survival-in-the-woods genre. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 29, 2015
Until its characters behave illogically in the third act and the direction shows suspense fatigue, Preservation displays a flinty resolve to be better than your average woodsy-nightmare thriller. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 13, 2015
Technological updating and a few clever narrative twists are the sole saving graces of the otherwise pedestrian Preservation. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJan 8, 2015
Like his ill-fated hunting party, Mr. Denham’s plans for his thriller don’t turn out quite the way he’d hoped. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJan 9, 2015
There are few surprises here after the narrative’s turn to survival horror as the film plods to its inevitable conclusion, and even that final shot feels unearned. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineNick SchagerJan 5, 2015
Chockablock with instances of characters not shooting, running, attacking, or sneaking away when they can or should, this thriller comes off like the world's most rigged game. Read full review
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