Stay Alive Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 7 Critic Reviews
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Variety | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites

Despite some hackneyed qualities, helmer William Brent Bell's good-looking if undistinguished cast and the seemingly fresh twist on an old tale should lure the usual fans of mayhem, murder and the medieval.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

A passable horror-thriller for the young crowd, assuming a movie can lure them away from PlayStations.Read the full review

The New York Times | Neil GenzlingerAdd Critic to Favorites

The star of Stay Alive is a cutting-edge video game, but the film still has hackneyed horror at its heart. And worse, it's not even the stylishly, wittily executed hackneyed horror of the "Scream" movies.Read the full review

Boston Globe | James ParkerAdd Critic to Favorites

Always the way in horror flicks: These first scenes, when the characters are being tenderly established and the concept is still young, are the best.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Neva ChoninAdd Critic to Favorites

Works better as unintentional comedy than horror.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

A laughable would-be fright-fest that's as strikingly inept as a Boll movie, but nowhere near as much guilty fun.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Gregory KirschlingAdd Critic to Favorites

Videogames are no longer brainless, so why are videogame movies so slow to evolve?Read the full review

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