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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMany will find Apollo 18 silly and derivative. It is. Yet it's also a break from the usual hyperbolic, down-your-throat brand of silly and derivative scare movies.
- 40VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonDespite stretches of skillfully sustained suspense, Apollo 18 ultimately comes across as little more than a modestly clever stunt.
- Even if Apollo 18 is not exactly as it presents itself to be, it is less of a stunt than a low-key and unassuming film of rising tension rather than big scares or wild shocks.
- 38Boston GlobeBoston GlobeContains nothing original or over-the-top enough to make it a real scream fest. For most horror fans it will be kind of a snooze.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyApollo 18 fails to stay with you because, like the cratered satellite on which it's set, it has no atmosphere.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNot only is this film's form clichéd, so is its content.
- 20Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoBoxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoApollo 18 is a drab horror that tries to plant fears about untrustworthy authority (Nixon, NASA, etc) that are as stale as a freeze-dried peas.
- 20Time OutBen KenigsbergTime OutBen KenigsbergAll Apollo 18 has to offer is endless radio crackle and visual incoherence. And what's out there, tormenting the astronauts? The answer is dumber than a box of moon rocks.
- 0New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierHas no thrills, no chills, no scares and contains a villain, or several of them, actually, that will turn you to stone -- from boredom.
- 0The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsUnpleasant when it isn't dull, Apollo 18 never sells the lost-footage illusion, and never compensates for it with scares. Jolts, sure. Like so many lazy horror directors, López-Gallego knows how to startle, but not how to frighten.