Survivor
Alchemy | Release Date: May 29, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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7
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
IGNJun 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
50
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiMay 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
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 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
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 28, 2017
It’s a lumberingly dated kind of spy thriller, convoluted without ever being intriguing – and an insufficient number of bangs for your buck. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredJordan AdlerJun 28, 2017
Relentlessly dumb yet royally entertaining, Survivor sometimes approaches the realm of being “so bad it’s good.” Read full review
40
The TelegraphRupert HawksleyJun 4, 2015
Survivor is about as silly as cinema can get, an explosives-packed thriller for those of you who found The Expendables just a little too understated. Read full review
40
VarietyBen KenigsbergMay 28, 2015
A sturdy wrong-woman thriller that feels grotesque in its citations of 9/11 and other intimations of real-world import, but also steals a few good moves from “North by Northwest” and “The Fugitive” for a solid middle section. Read full review
37
Washington PostStephanie MerryMay 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
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMay 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
30
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 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
25
The A.V. ClubKeith UhlichMay 28, 2015
Fans of Jovovich’s Resident Evil series know the pleasures inherent in watching her sprint hither and yon. That’s about the only thrill provided by Survivor. Read full review
20
Village VoiceNick SchagerJun 2, 2015
The overarching sense is of a thriller awkwardly stitched together in the editing room, and still failing to fix its many flaws. Read full review
16
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthMay 26, 2015
The filmmaker should perhaps thank his actors for putting in more effort than this movie is worth. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneJun 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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