The Condemned
Strand Releasing | Release Date: March 1, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
5
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58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloFeb 27, 2013
Viewers who enjoy a big rug-pull will want to keep an eye out for this one, as it essentially combines the surprise endings of several notable films into one all-encompassing “Gotcha!” Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 2, 2013
Although directed in effectively creepy fashion by Roberto Buso-Garcia, the film’s leisurely pacing and overall restraint will likely leave genre fans dissatisfied even as its lack of depth will turn off art-house patrons. Read full review
40
Time OutMichael AtkinsonFeb 26, 2013
The filmmaker throws in a strangely irrelevant twist before he’s through, but despite a lavish dose of gothic style, The Condemned’s trek toward absolution is pretty familiar. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneFeb 28, 2013
It adds up to a methodically bland, intellectually sluggish exercise in guilt-tripping that's nonetheless still more interested in its rich and sexy characters than the supposed unfortunates. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMar 7, 2013
A good idea for a ghost story is dead on arrival in The Condemned, a would-be thriller whose intended horror-tinged chills register as ho-hum hokum. Read full review
30
The New York TimesManohla DargisFeb 28, 2013
The Condemned is uncanny only in its resemblance to a television soap, with acting as flat as the lighting and scenes that end with the kind of cliffhanger moments that otherwise announce commercial breaks. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesCharlie SchmidlinMar 6, 2013
The Condemned is nothing but a creaky façade. Read full review
10
Village VoiceChuck WilsonFeb 28, 2013
Writer-director Roberto Busó-Garcia's Spanish-language movie is so tame and so completely boring that to advertise it as a horror film is to insult the genre. Read full review
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