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Sanctum

Overview


Genre :

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Release Date :

February 04, 2011

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Alister Grierson

Starring :

Richard Roxburgh, Alice Parkinson, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield, Dan Wyllie, Christopher Baker, Allison Cratchley

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..There's no ingenuity, no novelty..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
1 of 4

“..the story lacks the tension of even a middling thriller..”
by [USA Today]
“..superb imagery, stereoscopic enhancements..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
2 of 4

“..still manages to exude a claustrophobic terror..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
2 of 4

“..Sanctum's make-it-out-alive adventure is lamely jazzed up by the 3D format..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
“..loaded with extreme-sports action sequences and a near-pornographic assortment of outdoor gear..”
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com]
Review rate : B-

“..it's a rigidly formulaic disaster picture..”
by Tasha Robinson [AV Club]
“..is tired, crammed with stereotypes, nonstop expletives..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
2 of 4

“..is essentially a muscular Australian B-movie down to the thin characters and boilerplate dialogue..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3.5 of 4

“..is a fine way to waste a Friday, and frightening enough..”
by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine]
2.5 of 4

“..despite groan-worthy dialogue that often takes you right out of the picture, you'll likely be holding your breath in genuine suspense..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
2.5 of 4

“..an elimination-round spelunking nightmare..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
3 of 4

“..a suspenseful 90-plus minutes whose smattering of deficiencies are outweighed by its positive qualities..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2.5 of 4

“..a solid, old-fashioned action yarn filled with the very latest dive gear and the oldest plot formula in the movie-maker's playbook..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

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