Directed by Gil Kenan, starring Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway and Bill Murray
“At only 95 minutes, the movie feels as though it has been shredded in the editing room.” Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“Is Ronan sad that she followed up her Oscar-nominated turn in Atonement with this pap? Is Murray improvising his lines? (I hope not because nothing he says is remotely witty)... The movie muffles every risk in a blanket of bland.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“Kenan has paid careful attention to the nooks and crannies of his imaginary city, but he hasn’t given much thought to his characters. The two young protagonists have all the personality and character traits of the extras they pass on the street.” Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald
“Gil Kenan’s disappointing live-action follow-up to his enjoyable toon debut, Monster House, shows promising flickers of visual invention throughout, but the dramatic sparks fail to ignite in this simple-minded exercise in juvenile dystopia.” Justin Chang, Variety
