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Director: Carter Smith Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore Release date: April 4 Related Links: Movie site / Trailer A creepy crawling horror flick, “The Ruins” documents a vacation to Mexico gone bad. The film adaptation of Scott B. Smith’s novel doesn’t quite do the book justice, but it still makes for a thrilling, and quite uncomfortable, film experience. |
 Overall Grade: B (6 Votes) |
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“This is the epitome of a communal film experience.” - Corey Craft, The Crimson White
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Grade: A
“‘The Ruins’ injects the horror genre with a proper dose of harsh and unrelenting terror.” - Justin Channell, The Daily Athenaeum
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Grade: A
“If nothing else, the cinematography is gorgeous, if you can see it from between your fingers.” - Wes Lawson, The Daily Egyptian
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Grade: B+
“For the most part, it’s creepily effective, due to Carter Smith’s competent direction and Scott Smith’s smart screenplay, adapted from his 2006 novel.” — Matt Zakosek, The Chicago Maroon
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Grade: B
“By cutting down on character development and the brutality of the vines, the core of the source novel was pretty much lost in translation.” - Alex Regnery, The Daily Texan
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Grade: C-
“It just comes to show that some things, like this film, really are best left undiscovered.” - Tony Lewis, The Badger Herald
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Grade: D