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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Though an admirable shake-up of the typically overbearing, munch-intensive undead yarn, "The Returned" is still a far cry from the smarts-and-shocks zombie allegories George Romero mastered. Read more
Tomas Hachard, NPR: Pivotal scenes dive too deep into melodrama, and there's something inevitably sterile about a script that includes only scenes that propel the plot or provide obvious foreshadowing. Read more
Adam Nayman, Globe and Mail: This is a serious, austere film that feels as if it's barely restraining the B-movie within. In the end, it fights itself to a draw. Read more
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: Carballo also fails to capitalize on the climate of paranoia the script attempts to engender throughout. Read more
Rob Staeger, Village Voice: Carballo squeezes an impressive amount of exposition into news reports and medical briefings, but Holden-Ried's and Hampshire's performances are what ground the film ... Read more