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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeHandsomely mounted, emotionally involving sci-fi movies don't often show up in the darkened galaxies of our theatre chains. So Alvart's English-language debut is definitely a film you want to catch on the big screen. Just don't sit too close, lest you end up with a dose of pandorum.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobePandorum is a dark, disquieting dream worth watching out for.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyHow brazenly can one film rip off "Alien," "I Am Legend," and, somewhat oddly, "The Poseidon Adventure"?
- 33The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThrow out the presence of Dennis Quaid, and the new science-fiction/horror snoozer Pandorum could easily pass for a Roger Corman cheapie.
- 30VarietyVarietySpecial effects are none too convincing, while sound effects are of the cheaply jolting variety favored by producer Paul W.S. Anderson in his films as director ("Resident Evil," "Event Horizon"). Other tech credits are, like the pic as a whole, lazily derivative.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckClaustrophobic, tedious sci-fi thriller.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAccording to the press notes, pandorum means “Orbital Dysfunctional Syndrome”; whatever that is, by the end of the movie I was convinced I had caught it.
- Keeps its audience in the dark -- literally and figuratively -- far too long to be of much use besides as a patience-trying exercise in reference spotting.
- 30Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderThe sort of thing that makes you wish you were playing a video game instead.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe movie soon turns into only a production-designed run-and-chase game, and our curiosity about what happened to Earth and the crew is teased and teased again until the movie’s big letdown of a reveal.