Extinction

Name: Extinction
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror
Released: July 31, 2015
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 46

2015

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: July 31, 2015 | R

Summary: Nine years after an infection turns most of humanity into rabid creatures, Patrick (Matthew Fox), Jack (Jeffrey Donovan) and Lu (Quinn McColgan), live in peace until the infected appear again. Patrick and Jack must put the past behind them to protect the one being that means most to them. [Vertical Entertainment]

Director: Miguel Ángel Vivas

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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The Playlist Oktay Ege Kozak

Jul 30, 2015

Extinction is far from a horror masterpiece and doesn’t really bring anything entirely new to the genre, but it’s a solid zombie survival flick that takes its characters seriously and doesn’t condescend to the audience. Read full review

Chris Packham

Aug 4, 2015

Sometimes, Extinction is a zombie apocalypse story; mostly, it's a meditation on isolation, redemption, and family that could, in its basic outline, be satisfyingly told outside of its genre. Read full review

Devan Coggan

Jul 30, 2015

Director Miguel Ángel Vivas tries to add a family-drama twist to an otherwise standard survival story, but the characters aren’t complex enough (and the secrets aren’t explosive enough) to elevate this beyond a basic zombie flick. Read full review

Katherine Pushkar

Jul 29, 2015

If only they had more screen time. The film’s core problems: too little zombie and too much plot. The upside, though, is McColgan as Lu. Chafing against her small world, McColgan is cute, charming and clearly someone to watch. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Jul 30, 2015

More filmmakers should treat the zombie subgenre as allegorical, the way George A. Romero intended. But Extinction and "Maggie" both arrive at the same conclusion about fatherhood, thereby confirming it as a cliché rather than a coincidence. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Aug 4, 2015

Director Miguel Angel Vivas (Kidnapped) fails to bring any visual flair to the sluggishly paced proceedings, and the CGI effects prove less than convincing. Read full review

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Meth-dude

Aug 27, 2017

While the movie isn't particularly scary, it's cliché and predictable and some people might find it a little bit too slow, it was quite enjoyable. The acting was good, the practical effects were good and the movie was rather entertaining. While it doesn't revolutionize the genre, this lowWhile the movie isn't particularly scary, it's cliché and predictable and some people might find it a little bit too slow, it was quite enjoyable. The acting was good, the practical effects were good and the movie was rather entertaining. While it doesn't revolutionize the genre, this low budget horror movie still manages to be a pretty good one.… Expand

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IClavdivs

Sep 9, 2021

An atypical zombie flick. It gets points for it's new-ice-age setting and family drama center, but loses points for hard to follow-shaky action, dialogue-stuffed filler scenes, and predictable genre tropes.

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quincytheodore

Aug 1, 2015

Looking rather similar to the horde, but there's a decent drama on this desolated winter. Chances are Extinction will remind audience to other zombie or survival movies, such as I Am Legend or even The Walking Dead television series. It uses many familiar elements in this already packedLooking rather similar to the horde, but there's a decent drama on this desolated winter. Chances are Extinction will remind audience to other zombie or survival movies, such as I Am Legend or even The Walking Dead television series. It uses many familiar elements in this already packed subgenre and honestly it doesn't boast that high of production value. The saving grace is its human drama, which may not be perfect, but acted and crafted fine enough to present a solid survival story.

Patrick (Matthew Fox) and Jack (Jeffrey Donovan) are two neighbors surviving in cold wasteland. Both of them had unusual past which eventually drifted them apart, but they now must reconcile to protect a child from escalating threat. The pace is shifted from present to past regularly to showcase their backstories while the story moves forward.

This method does set some nice character developments, furthermore the actors are definitely capable enough to make it work, seeing that the runtime of nearly two hours revolve around them. It does feel a bit slow at times since the angst and redemption theme are repeated frequently. The movie tries to deliver a few twists, these might not be outright predictable, but not exactly strong and occasionally reaching too far to produce emotional tone.

Actual zombie assault takes much less portion of the movie than the drama, yet it is still made pretty well. Design and effects look better than most of smaller budget flicks. It won't look cheap or campy when the action starts, but it does tend to follow overused path of bald white creature and its quirky antics.

The effort put to personal story and action survival might not suffice to rise above the horde, but it doesn't go to waste since Extinction, despite its flaws, is adequate for a survival tale.… Expand

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nycmon

Sep 3, 2015

This movie wasn't as bad as many reviews made it seem. I would have given it an 8 if not for the horrible ending and the slow pace of the movie. Many times in the movie, the slow pacing worked since it helped develop the storyline and characters. However, I'm sure many people who chose toThis movie wasn't as bad as many reviews made it seem. I would have given it an 8 if not for the horrible ending and the slow pace of the movie. Many times in the movie, the slow pacing worked since it helped develop the storyline and characters. However, I'm sure many people who chose to watch this movie as a zombie/horror thriller were seriously disappointed by the slow pacing as well as the very little screen time the zombies actually received in it.
I liked Matthew Fox in Lost and Jeffrey Donovan in Burn, but it felt like they were lackluster in this movie with how their characters were portrayed so one dimensionally. As a matter of fact, the movie seems to go out of its way to leave things confusing as far as the relationship between Patrick, Emma, and Jack. I watched it twice just to be sure but I am confident that they did not explain their relationship. What was the relationship between Emma and Jack? Somebody please explain that to me already lol...
If not for Quinn McColgan, I might have given up on the movie early. Quinn, as Lu, really stole the movie. She charms the audience and makes the slow pacing bearable. So, basically, Lu got them up to 8 stars, and the screenwriters brought it back down to 5. Way to go writers...… Expand

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WJS

Dec 25, 2015

This movie reminded me of "30 Days of Night", what with its snowbound locale and bizarre creatures, which came across more vampire than zombie. It's a multinational production, produced by Spain, shot in Hungary and starring made for TV Americans. Everyone tries really hard to pull it offThis movie reminded me of "30 Days of Night", what with its snowbound locale and bizarre creatures, which came across more vampire than zombie. It's a multinational production, produced by Spain, shot in Hungary and starring made for TV Americans. Everyone tries really hard to pull it off and some of the acting is okay, but the script is melodramatic and the direction is lost in translation. Over all it's the deep freeze version of "The Walking Dead".… Expand

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