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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreSurvivor, predictable, short and shallow ticking clock thriller that it is, is more “Three Days of the Condor” than “Taken.” And thanks to its stars, it’s more engrossing and fun than it has any right to be.
- 50RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiThe problem is that while it never lapses into complete cartoonishness, it never does much of anything else either, and pretty much plays like a film made for basic cable that is buoyed for a while by a couple of relatively strong central performances before eventually succumbing to terminal mediocrity in its silly final scenes.
- 37Washington PostStephanie MerryWashington PostStephanie MerryDirector James McTeigue frequently collaborates with the visionary Wachowski siblings, and he directed V for Vendetta. How the man who blew up Parliament in such memorably spectacular fashion can’t add some originality to Philip Shelby’s script is the movie’s only real mystery.
- 30Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAmid the choppy action and whirl of sketchy characters lie muddled messages about revenge, greed, war, hubris and the endless ripple effects of 9/11.
- 30The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe movie makes halfhearted efforts to give Kate and others back stories, but mostly it’s content to follow her as she runs around in subway tunnels, down a staircase and through city streets.
- 25The A.V. ClubThe A.V. ClubFans of Jovovich’s Resident Evil series know the pleasures inherent in watching her sprint hither and yon. That’s about the only thrill provided by Survivor.
- 20Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerThe overarching sense is of a thriller awkwardly stitched together in the editing room, and still failing to fix its many flaws.
- 16The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe filmmaker should perhaps thank his actors for putting in more effort than this movie is worth.
- 12Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneSlant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneThis is the kind of filmmaking that gets touted as "workmanlike" when it's really straight-laced to the point of tepidness.