The Returned
levelFILM | Release Date: February 14, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Adam NaymanMar 27, 2014
The Returned can’t transcend its packaging as a genre piece: It swaps out an entire set of horror-movie manoeuvres for trite, TV-style thriller tricks. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaFeb 14, 2014
It is less of a horror flick and more of a suspense thriller with sci-fi elements that possesses both brains–some sacrificed in messy fashion, of course–and a heart, as it makes a statement about an imaginary social issue that reflects those conflicts facing our country today. Read full review
60
NPRTomas HachardFeb 14, 2014
Zombies are a versatile source for metaphor, whether they represent a deadened consumerist society, a victimized minority or a worldwide medical disaster. In The Returned, they serve best as an unseen peril, one that's growing inside Alex and threatening to undo his and Kate's enviable existence. Read full review
60
Village VoiceRob StaegerFeb 11, 2014
The film suffers from a series of unsatisfying endings, but it's nonetheless refreshing to see a zombie movie with brains behind the camera instead of on the menu. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJonathan HollandJan 20, 2014
Though well put together -- it keeps up the interest throughout and offers much food for thought -- the film lacks the authentically unsettling note that would have made it stand out. Read full review
42
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthFeb 17, 2014
There is something potentially special in the elements of The Returned, with its allusions to class and social structures, and stigmas held around people with certain afflictions. But it merely nods toward them with no commentary or depth. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 13, 2014
Though an admirable shake-up of the typically overbearing, munch-intensive undead yarn, The Returned is still a far cry from the smarts-and-shocks zombie allegories George Romero mastered. Read full review
40
The DissolveNoel MurrayFeb 13, 2014
There’s a sluggishness to The Returned throughout, attributable to generally weak acting and a plot that requires a lot of exposition. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezFeb 9, 2014
It proves that the zombie narrative is still capable of subversion, but does so with the laziest, Lifetime-grade intimations of social relevance. Read full review
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