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Movie review: 'Onslaught' captures punishing fear of modern violence
The review says the film blends home-invasion horror with graphic violence as a mother protects her daughter from pain-free, bulletproof soldiers.
- Directed by Adam Wingard, the horror-thriller Onslaught arrives in theaters on Friday, September 4, following former Army sniper Celeste, played by Adria Arjona, as she defends her desert trailer park from three genetically engineered super-soldiers.
- German scientist Dr. Hans Kammler and his wife Hanna, played by Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall, created the trio in a secret military bunker, a plot connected to the historical Operation Paperclip program.
- Celeste makes her stand alongside Vietnam veteran Josiah, played by Reginald VelJohnson, and local sheriff Kovacks, portrayed by Eric Wareheim, as working-class residents rely on camaraderie to survive the invasion.
- While the 12-hour countdown creates initial tension, critics argue the film squanders this buildup, with a narrative that fails to capitalize on the promising setup established early on.
- Stylistically recalling John Carpenter's 1976 shocker Assault on Precinct 13, the film explores the U.S. military-industrial complex while serving as Wingard's return to low-budget, high-concept genre filmmaking.
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A24’s Onslaught delivers strong action sequences but ultimately falls short
Onslaught is a brand new A24 movie. It has nothing to do with that Marvel character from the comic book. A24 is known for producing ... The post A24’s Onslaught delivers strong action sequences but ultimately falls short first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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Movie Review: Despite its title, the slasher siege movie 'Onslaught' takes its time
Masked soldiers deployed on domestic soil and an air of conspiratorial paranoia give Adam Wingard’s not-quite-grindhouse siege movie “Onslaught” a contemporary pulse, even if this lean, B-movie thriller doesn’t deliver much more than a flicker of its throwback promise, writes…
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