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
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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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