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Preservation

2014

Christopher Denham

Pablo Schreiber, Aaron Staton, Wrenn Schmidt, Nick Saso ...

4.1

1,026

Thriller Three family members head deep into the woods for a hunting trip that doubles as a distraction from their troubles at home. When all of their gear is stolen, they turn on each other, but soon realize there are much more treacherous forces at work.

	Media	Author	Review
		Joe Leydon Variety	"'Preservation' ultimately impresses as an arrestingly suspenseful thriller that takes clever narrative twists and turns while moving through familiar territory."
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Survival never seemed less essential (...) That technological updating and a few clever narrative twists are the sole saving graces of the otherwise pedestrian 'Preservation'."
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"A film that bold-faces and underlines its quasi-commentary on a generation addicted to technology and cell phones but has less relatable humanity than most of the video games it attempts to decry (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"Denham, is diligent in some ways (...) but he fumbles other moves (...) Like his ill-fated hunting party, Mr. Denham’s plans for his thriller don’t turn out quite the way he’d hoped."
		Nick Schager Slant	"'Preservation' soon turns hopelessly contrived (...) This thriller comes off like the world’s most rigged game (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"Until its characters behave illogically in the third act and the direction shows suspense fatigue, 'Preservation' displays a flinty resolve to be better than your average woodsy-nightmare thriller."
		Sherilyn Connelly Village Voice	"'Preservation' brings the human-hunting genre into the modern world (...) It’s also just funny and silly, and that’s more important."

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