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The Belko Experiment

2016

Greg McLean

Michael Rooker, Tony Goldwyn, Melonie Diaz, John Gallagher Jr. ...

5.3

2,408

Action. Horror. Thriller A group of 83 American expatriates who work in a building in Bogotá (Colombia) find themselves trapped in their workplace; a voice emits over the speaker system, forcing them through a series of murderous moral decisions.

	Author	Review
United States	Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist	"[It] needs to go back to the lab (...) Often feels like a half-formed sketch of a script brought to life"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The film’s down-and-dirty nastiness does have its merits, but the bloodshed isn’t nearly as interesting when the characters are as exciting as a spreadsheet."	NEU
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"The film's characters are stock types without enough satirical texture to fulfill their function in the narrative (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"As a self-aware guilty pleasure, 'The Belko Experiment' may not quite seize greatness, but it does give it a playful squeeze."	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"The "experiment" in question (...) is ripe for satire, but McLean (...) mostly forgoes such opportunities in favor of vicious, mostly satisfying action."	NEU
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The movie might have been better served by a director not hellbent on rubbing pretty much every head wound in the viewer’s face."	NEG

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