Critic Reviews

• Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

  To say the least, "Zenith" is challenging and elusive; it evokes a bleak view of the human condition and a sense that pervasive paranoia might well be justified.

• Loren King, Boston Globe

  For traditionalists who prefer their movies unfettered and non-interactive, "Zenith'' happens to be pretty good, though it's longer on style and atmosphere than clarity of storytelling.

• Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

  This bewildering collision of noir narration and purple paranoia may be long on atmosphere but is woefully short on sense.

• Joe Leydon, Variety

  Smoothly incorporating influences as diverse as Philip K. Dick and Terry Gilliam, Zenith commands attention and builds suspense by taking inventive detours through familiar territory.

• Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

  A brooding science-fiction trip enjoyed largely as a monologue. Luckily, Nikolic's lust for paranoid desperation is powerful, and his way with actors is stunningly graceful.

• Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

  Simply watching the movie makes you feel practically lazy.

• Andy Klein, Christian Science Monitor

  Zenith doesn't always work, but at least it has interesting ambitions, including some sort of parallel existence on interactive websites.

• Matthew Nestel, Boxoffice Magazine

  Zenith is a genre-bending experiment that needs an extended beta phase before going operational.

• Glenn Heath Jr., Slant Magazine

  The film's messy pacing ultimately undermines the frequently enthralling themes at play, and the indescribably odd ending only sends the viewer off more confused.

• Noel Murray, AV Club

  While Zenith is fascinating to contemplate as a concept, it doesn't fully work as a piece of entertainment-at least not in 90-minute-movie form.

• Maitland McDonagh, Film Journal International

  Not everyone likes having to think while watching a movie, but viewers who do will find plenty to ponder in this twisty maze of facts that sound like fiction just a hair stranger than the truth

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