When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones that lies beneath the streets of Paris, they embark on a journey into madness and terror.
Once upon a time, when someone in a horror movie turned a doorknob or drove toward a storm, you got to feel superior and shout, "Don't go in there!" Now it's more like, "Seriously? You're not gonna put down that camera first?"
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
2 Sep 2014
rotten:
Once the characters go underground, things start happening. Not scary things, mind you, but things.
– Randy Cordova,
Arizona Republic,
31 Aug 2014
rotten:
The movie's signature signage - "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" - is the only instruction we really need.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
29 Aug 2014
rotten:
While the film has a reasonably engaging cast and some decent scares, the script feels like an uneasy blend of The Blair Witch Project and Tomb Raider.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
29 Aug 2014
rotten:
An entertainment-free sinkhole of Dramamine-worthy nonsense ...