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Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

March 20, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Alex Proyas

Starring :

Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Ben Mendelsohn, Adrienne Pickering, Tamara Donnellan, Brett Robson, Jayson Sutcliffe

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..weird and gloomy..”

by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]

“..the most harrowing hooey you see in a theater this year..”

by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

“..fiercely ridiculous..”

by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

“..fascinating and brave entertainment..”

by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]

Review rate : C-

“..excessively gruesome..”

by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]

“..an overlong apocalyptic thriller that's far too solemn for its own good..”

by John Hartl [Seattle Times]

“..a dreary and far-fetched thriller..”

by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]

Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

Reviewed by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]

Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]

Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]

Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

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