Critics Review Adam Wingard’s Action Thriller ‘Onslaught’
Director Adam Wingard’s latest military action film, starring Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens, has drawn mixed reviews for its energetic but uneven execution. While praised for its visual style and lead performances, critics note the plot lacks cohesion and fails to fully capitalize on its premise.
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Onslaught review – super soldier slasher doesn’t go hard enough
There’s a committed performance from a spunky Adria Arjona in the Guest director Adam Wingard’s decent B-movie but it’s missing some sharper weaponry There’s something rather fascinating about an indie director who heads to the A-list before returning to their roots, a wider skillset and different perspective gained for better or worse. Working within a stricter system – the tiniest of choices being agreed upon by the largest of committees – can often be a creatively crushing experience that ...
By Benjamin Lee
Read full article →‘Onslaught’ Review: Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens Star in Adam Wingard’s Fun but Scattered Military Slasher
A 12-hour clock counts down to an inevitable massacre in “Onslaught,” the kind of elevated, razor-wire genre romp that director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett used to make before studio outings like “Godzilla vs. Kong.” It isn’t the most polished of the duo’s output, and often feels in need of just another draft to […]
By Siddhant Adlakha
Read full article →‘Onslaught’ Review: Adria Arjona Shines in Adam Wingard’s Intriguingly Colorful, Ultimately Underwhelming Action Thriller
Dan Stevens, Drew Starkey and Rebecca Hall also star in the picture co-written by Simon Barrett, about an Army vet whose trailer park is attacked by a trio of experimental super soldiers.
By Angie Han
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