Chronicle
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 3, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
24
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFeb 10, 2012
Chronicle is an energetic hodgepodge that tweaks familiar conventions just enough to seem fresh. Forget the X-Men - these are iHeroes. Read full review
50
Washington PostMark JenkinsFeb 10, 2012
A few more bucks (or a little more thought) for the script would have been a better investment than faking Seattle. The characters are introduced so quickly, and their personalities are so thin, that what happens to them has little weight. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenFeb 10, 2012
It's odd, how these high-concept films, knowing that the central gimmick has a way of wearing out its welcome, are all so short – a mere 84 minutes in this case. Why odd? Because short always ends up feeling so damn long. This is no exception. Quick to start and painfully slow to finish, Chronicle is the same old chronicle. Read full review
50
TimeRichard CorlissFeb 10, 2012
Simultaneously diverting and annoying. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerFeb 10, 2012
Offers up little more than a tired morality play about the dangers of power, rehashing stale insights about the narcissism of the documentary impulse. Read full review
50
Boxoffice MagazineVadim RizovFeb 10, 2012
A messy if initially intriguing take on sci-fi-underpinned high school angst for the vlogging age, Chronicle eventually grows repetitive and stale. Read full review
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