Survivor

Name: Survivor
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: May 29, 2015
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 28

2015

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Alchemy | Release Date: May 29, 2015 | PG-13

Summary: After being mysteriously framed for a terrorist bombing, a Foreign Service Officer (Milla Jovovich) must evade government capture and death by a ruthless assassin (Pierce Brosnan) in order to stop the real perpetrators’ master-plan.

Director: James McTeigue

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 96 min

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 27, 2015

Survivor, predictable, short and shallow ticking clock thriller that it is, is more “Three Days of the Condor” than “Taken.” And thanks to its stars, it’s more engrossing and fun than it has any right to be. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

May 29, 2015

The problem is that while it never lapses into complete cartoonishness, it never does much of anything else either, and pretty much plays like a film made for basic cable that is buoyed for a while by a couple of relatively strong central performances before eventually succumbing to terminal mediocrity in its silly final scenes. Read full review

Jun 28, 2017

The film is particularly disappointing as McTeigue also directed V for Vendetta, a much sharper, much more intriguing, much more thought-provoking look at our post-9/11 world. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

May 28, 2015

Director James McTeigue frequently collaborates with the visionary Wachowski siblings, and he directed V for Vendetta. How the man who blew up Parliament in such memorably spectacular fashion can’t add some originality to Philip Shelby’s script is the movie’s only real mystery. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

May 29, 2015

The movie makes halfhearted efforts to give Kate and others back stories, but mostly it’s content to follow her as she runs around in subway tunnels, down a staircase and through city streets. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

May 28, 2015

Amid the choppy action and whirl of sketchy characters lie muddled messages about revenge, greed, war, hubris and the endless ripple effects of 9/11. Read full review

Steve Macfarlane

Jun 1, 2015

This is the kind of filmmaking that gets touted as "workmanlike" when it's really straight-laced to the point of tepidness. Read full review

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shadow_13

Jul 9, 2015

this is great action movie all of the actors are very good the places where they film this movie are so beautiful...........i will watch it again (^_^)

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Voodoo123

Apr 23, 2022

This was an excellent action thriller with a superb cast and high production value. While it wasn't wholely original, it was very entertaining.

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HaithamB

Jun 6, 2015

Survivor (2015) is an intense and enjoyable thriller that is, albeit not entirely original nor twisted, seemingly interesting, and that is because of the cast ensemble in this shameless propaganda.

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MrScallops

Jun 19, 2019

Featuring a stale Brosnan and an uninspiring cast, "Survivor" is a messy and quiet cat & mouse game without any hooks. There's no real drive, no soul and no point point; despite its high tempo there's really no excitement. Featuring bland villains and action scenes that are cut short as wellFeaturing a stale Brosnan and an uninspiring cast, "Survivor" is a messy and quiet cat & mouse game without any hooks. There's no real drive, no soul and no point point; despite its high tempo there's really no excitement. Featuring bland villains and action scenes that are cut short as well as gaping plot holes and a rubbish ending.… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

Jul 12, 2015

"Survivor" is what you get when you take a mostly solid cast and put them in a generic pseudo-spy movie with a plot surrounding a conspiracy. Not only is it very unoriginal, but it also has the disadvantage of being uninteresting as well. There's not enough action in this action-thriller and"Survivor" is what you get when you take a mostly solid cast and put them in a generic pseudo-spy movie with a plot surrounding a conspiracy. Not only is it very unoriginal, but it also has the disadvantage of being uninteresting as well. There's not enough action in this action-thriller and it's also missing out on the thrills.

With a lead actress like Milla Jovovich who is known for being one of the few female action stars out there you would think we get to see her do some actual action scenes here. It definitely would have set the movie apart from the rest of the genre. Especially had she gone toe-to-toe with Brosnan for more than just one scene in the end. Unfortunately there's only one fight scene at the end and by then it's too little too late. All Jovovich is left to do for the majority of this movie is run. It's not very exciting.

As far as Brosnan goes he isn't much to speak of here either. He doesn't really play a character. Just a mindless assassin meant to shoot at (and totally miss) Jovovich. He's not used well here. AS far as the plot goes it falls apart the moment you start to look at it. Without any action to keep viewers distracted, looking at the plot is really all there is to do here. The whole scenario is made possible by absurdity. When watching it you'll begin to notice how ludicrous characters actions are. There are smarter and more believable ways that something like this would all go down. That wouldn't have mattered had their been more real action, but again there isn't.

Survivor ends up being a lackluster, generic, and ultimately boring action-thriller that despite a compelling cast just isn't really worth watching. I'm sure there are some out there who are big enough fans of the genre to put up with this films problems, but even they will admit that there are plenty of better alternatives out there. Most people though are just better off skipping this in favor of more entertaining options.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2017

This is an action Sunday movie in its entirety, there is some degree of emotion and it manages to keep you entertained, but it has huge errors that do not facilitate its enjoyment. Survivor is without a doubt a forgettable action movie.

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charleski

Jun 1, 2015

The only distinguishing feature of this movie is its achingly idiotic script. It's pure security theatre that resembles a clumsy piece of propaganda more than a genuine attempt to provide entertainment, an impression that's reinforced by the 'be afraid' message in the end credits.

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