The Lazarus Effect
Relativity Media | Release Date: February 27, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
15
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80
TheWrapJames RocchiFeb 26, 2015
The Lazarus Effect is a smart, unsubtle chiller that should leave even a dedicated horror fan shaken and spooked from its opening scene’s revelations to its final scene’s implications. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinFeb 26, 2015
Director David Gelb, switching gears from his fine 2011 documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi," keeps the mayhem moving briskly as an effective host of obstacles pile up in the script by Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater. Read full review
67
IndieWireRyan LattanzioFeb 26, 2015
It's a compelling, even decently acted piece of schlock that breezes by at a lean 83 minutes, with enough self-awareness to know you're going to forget it the minute the lights go up. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigFeb 26, 2015
With its homages to "Frankenstein," "The Exorcist" and "The Shining," director David Gelb's The Lazarus Effect is at least smarter and tenser than last year's crop of tame horror films. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 25, 2015
There’s no point in overselling a conventional, rarely surprising horror picture, a picture that manages one good, cheap jolt and a solid hour of dread. But Lazarus reminds us that a genre overwhelmed by junk fare doesn’t need to be that way. It’s not effects, gore or novelty that matter. It’s all in the execution, and electrocution. Read full review
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