The Viral Factor
Emperor Motion Pictures | Release Date: January 20, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeJan 19, 2012
The Viral Factor is deliriously far-fetched. And one wishes director Dante Lam (The Beast Stalker) could have at least had some giddy fun smashing all his toys around. But his new film is tediously overwrought and drably made, with scenes punctuated by synthesized drums out of eighties American TV drama. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 20, 2012
A uniquely frenetic hodgepodge of story lures. Read full review
40
VarietyMaggie LeeJan 20, 2012
The helmer's blockbuster ambitions, striving to make every move a money shot, relegate human drama to the backseat. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineNick SchagerJan 18, 2012
The apparent byproduct of watching too much Bad Boys II, The Viral Factor is a cops-and-criminals saga slathered in glossy Michael Bay-isms. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJan 19, 2012
The Viral Factor wants to be both an action movie and a soap opera. But the merging of the two genres by Dante Lam, a director based in Hong Kong, is clumsy, and so is the film. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick PinkertonJan 17, 2012
It's an overloaded, overwrought, profligate production inclined to hysteria and, in cumulative effect, something like being pelted with scenes until buried alive - but it helps keep it from being boring. Read full review
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