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- 09:00 AM, Apr 28
we never really care about the characters, their plight, or the order in which they'll become tender vittlesby Jim Judy [Screen It! ]
too many people do too many ridiculous things for this movie to pack nearly the punch of "Paranormal Activity"by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]
there are moments within the flick that are truly scary as hell, but many have been hampered by the flick's numerous trailers and TV spotsby Uncle Creepy [Dread Central ]
the film is highly convincing in its verisimilitudeby Frank Scheck [Hollywood Reporter ]
the film ends on a far-fetched, far from frightening noteReview rate : C- by William Goss [Film.com ]
the acting is what you’d expect-on the level of what you’ll find in any crummy horror movie shown on the SyFy networkby Frank Swietek [One Guy's Opinion ]
not everything is answered at the end of "Chernobyl Diaries," and that's precisely as it should beby Dustin Putman [http://dustinputman.com/reviews/c/12_chernobyldiaries.htm ]
final scenes shamelessly recycle cliches and contrivances from a dozen or so other sci-fi thrillers involving contamination and coverupsby Joe Leydon [Variety ]
director Bradley Parker competently builds tension of the usual silence-silence-silence-SOMETHING-LOUD varietyby Matt Pais [RedEye ]
characters who do nonsensical things, jump scares, etc. - and the absolutely horrendous ending easier to forgiveby Brian Tallerico [HollywoodChicago.com ]
avoid a boredom meltdown and give this formulaic scarefest a wide berthby Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
afflicted with a fatal flaw that damages many horror films: after a better-than-average setup and a promising first half, everything falls apartby James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]