Society of the Snow

"Brawnily effective tear-jerker 'Society of the Snow', which grips with alternating waves of dread, horror and heart-swelling relief, even as it can hardly surprise (...) [Bayona] once again pulls off a rattlingly visceral reconstruction of a real-life catastrophe" 

"Overlong but affecting survival thriller (...) J.A. Bayona reclaims the real-life tragedy with authenticity and chilling realism, with emotion but without sensationalism." 

"J.A. Bayona rarely lets his images speak for themselves, which is frustrating given his obvious gift for poetic, almost surreal succinctness (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" 

"Bayona is an exceptional director of action and there is plenty here (...) Most impressive however is the truly frightening crash itself (...) cover it with startling realism (...) Special mention should be made of stirring musical score." 

"J.A. Bayona’s adaptation of this much-filmed story is elevated by bracingly muscular action sequences. It manages to sustain a degree of tension despite an overlong running time" 

"Many of the strengths of 'Alive' are true of' Society of the Snow' (...) While both movies are effective, 'Society of the Snow' represents the stronger telling of the courageous story of survival. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" 

"A viscerally rendered plane crash gives way to an affecting story of humanity and survival. Bayona is on impressive form here (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"