Rotten
[Director] Myrick does an admirable job of spinning tension from a group of guys mostly standing around, but too often the film's portentous tone seems more silly than suspenseful.
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
The Objective
2008 · 1h 30m · Not Rated
Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Daniel Myrick
Overview
A team of US Special Ops forces is dispatched to a remote mountain region of Afghanistan with orders to locate an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern 'Bermuda Triangle' of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Ten years on, it's hard to begrudge the director for trying to make a comeback by rehashing his prior formula, but perhaps he should have stuck even closer and handed the cameras to the actors again
Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
With a low-budget look, cliched dialogue, a stale plot and so-so acting, this supernatural thriller is unlikely to achieve the phenomenal success of its fabled predecessor.
Alissa Simon, Variety
Rotten
Although the film has an undeniably strong, suspenseful tone -- not to mention symbolic resonance -- it doesn't rise above its overly familiar setup.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
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