Between the premise and the lively score, “Survive” is decent enough B-movie background noise that closely mirrors “Dante’s Peak” until something truly remarkable occurs...
Read full articleThis directorial pep, along with invested performances across the board, allows Survive to build a sense of family vulnerabilities that is rawer than the standard cheap audience-identification tactics usually used in blockbuster disaster movies.
Read full articleBeing a low-budget film, Frédéric Jardin...had to resort to his imagination, for lack of resources. And it must be said that he responded well to that requirement. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full articleSurvive is an emotional tale that, through the connections between the members of a family, offers an absorbing vision of the survival genre [Full review in Spanish]
Read full articleBut there’s no accusing Survive of being dry, swinging for the fences in a narrative that plays out somewhere between The Day After Tomorrow and Mad Max.
Read full articleThe film begins with a silly alarmist set piece and then tries to up the stakes by fast tracking the fall of humanity in survivalist situations until finally arriving at becoming Starship Troopers – with crabs! Silly.
Read full articleThere is something good in here, but it’s not enough to make the film more than passable.
Read full articleSurvive certainly has some good moments, thanks to a strong showing by Émilie Dequenne. They just aren’t frequent enough to keep it from being a mostly boring experience.
Read full articleDespite its flaws, the film offers a visually stunning, albeit flawed, ride that will resonate with viewers who enjoy the genre’s penchant along with fast-paced storytelling.
Read full article(Jardin and Alexander) take a straightforward genre approach – setting the stakes, building tension, and ratcheting up the peril for a taut and fast-paced 85 minutes.
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