The Night Eats the World
Haut et Court Distribution | Release Date: July 13, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
IndieWireEric KohnJul 11, 2018
Even as the story drifts off, Night Eats the World derives its power from a beguiling, provocative implication: It’s hard to confront a hostile world, but gathering the courage to do so doesn’t make the job any easier. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakJul 16, 2018
The Night Eats the World gazes upon what’s left of society through a lens of pragmatism. It acknowledges that humanity is barely beating back its own extinction, that survivors are the minority and therefore minutes from oblivion if they cannot adapt. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeJul 11, 2018
In the end, though, it’s the very concepts that make The Night Eats The World sound insufferably pretentious on paper — namely, its high-minded ideas and emphasis on small moments — that tip the film toward intriguing rather than, well, zombifying. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJul 11, 2018
Dominique Rocher reinvigorates the zombie film only to succumb to the strictures of the coming-of-age romance. Read full review
60
Village VoiceSimon AbramsJul 11, 2018
Unfortunately, the best and worst thing about director Dominique Rocher and his two co-writers’ scenario is its familiarity. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerJul 11, 2018
The problem is that The Night Eats the World steers so far into the quotidian of its hero that it can become quite frustrating, and even rather dull, to sit through. The threat of death doesn't become as tangible as it should, and the suspense wears itself too thin. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 3, 2018
While the setting is striking, a Paris “28 Days Later/Rammbock/I Am Legend” dark and silent after the end of civilization, genre fans may find this passive narrative slow and largely devoid of action, despite the odd burst of menace. Because it is. Slow. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyJul 11, 2018
The very definition of a well-made movie that nonetheless really needn’t have been made at all, Rocher’s entry into the canon will attract a few zombie completists, but provide little fun for the average genre buff and underwhelming reward for art-house audiences. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJul 12, 2018
No matter how spare and arty The Night Eats the World is, there’s nothing here that hasn’t been done before. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJason ZinomanJul 12, 2018
The makeup design and chase scenes are rote, and the little dramatic conflict — arguments over where to hide — traffic in the oldest clichés in the genre. Read full review
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