Triggered
critic Reviews
, 50% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Triggered's combustible premise largely fizzles out thanks to thinly written characters and a story that's heavier on fast-paced violence than actual ideas.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
There's a lot of running and shouting and double-crossing and triple-crossing, punctuated by crazy-funny B-movie dialogue...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian TallericoRogerEbert.com
A few weak performances in the ensemble and some generic direction are off-set by the sheer momentum of the piece -- it's imperfect but it's never boring.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFrank ScheckHollywood Reporter
The nine young characters are a mostly bland, ill-defined lot whose strong resemblances to each other often make it difficult to tell them apart, especially with the whipsaw handheld camera work and dark lighting.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBen KenigsbergNew York Times
"Triggered" wins no points for originality or distinctiveness, not least of its cookie-cutter characters. But its relentlessness, and the gusto with which it embraces its mandate to make a mess, is tough to resist.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark HansonSlant Magazine
Once you get past the faux-provocation of the film's title, it's difficult to tell what ideologies the filmmakers are trying to skewer.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJohn SerbaDecider
The dark sarcasm increases as the body count rises.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAndrew ParkerThe Gate
It's the sort of "race against the clock" story that's begging to be told in real time, but strains credibility and patience as it wheezes towards and past the 90 minute mark
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Never made me care about how it was resolved.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreScott WeinbergThrillist
Throw a slasher movie, a Saw sequel, and one of those sci-fi flicks about explosive electronic collars into a blender
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSonny BunchThe Bulwark
That's just the snowflake in me, demanding little things like "consistency in my accents" from a picture like Triggered. You could even say I was . . . well, you know.
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