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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary The next nightmare from Daniel Myrick, creator of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: CIA Agent Benjamin Keynes, three days after 9/11 reconnaissance satellites picked up a radioactive heat signature in a remote, travels to a tribal region of Afghanistan. The Agency fears that Al-Qaida has finally gotten their hands on a nuclear weapon. However, it...

Directed By: Daniel Myrick

Written By: Mark A. Patton, Wesley Clark, Daniel Myrick

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 30 m
The Objective
Metascore Generally Unfavorable
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Summary The next nightmare from Daniel Myrick, creator of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: CIA Agent Benjamin Keynes, three days after 9/11 reconnaissance satellites picked up a radioactive heat signature in a remote, travels to a tribal region of Afghanistan. The Agency fears that Al-Qaida has finally gotten their hands on a nuclear weapon. However, it...

Directed By: Daniel Myrick

Written By: Mark A. Patton, Wesley Clark, Daniel Myrick

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40
The scenes of servicemen feel somehow false, a screenwriter's idea of military life rather than the real thing. Myrick does an admirable job of spinning tension from a group of guys mostly standing around, but too often the film's portentous tone seems more silly than suspenseful.
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This war-horror movie basically plays like "Blair Witch" in Afghanistan.
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With a low-budget look, cliched dialogue, a stale plot and so-so acting, this supernatural thriller is unlikely to achieve the phenomenal success of its fabled predecessor.
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It plays like a disastrous Sci-Fi Channel castoff, thanks in no small part to Myrick's odd decision to include incessant voice-over narration by Ball, which plays like a really terrible in-character DVD commentary track.
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Production Company Jaz Films, Kasbah Films
Release Date Feb 6, 2009
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline We haven't seen the real enemy
Website http://www.objectivethemovie.com/
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Awards

Santa Fe Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
New York City Horror Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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