Yes, we've seen it all before. But The Relic proves that the hoariest cliches, when stirred together with enough money, shaken vigorously and artfully lighted, can still make the adrenaline surge.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
All of this is actually a lot of fun, if you like special effects and gore.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: John Anderson
Hyams the director ("Sudden Death," "Timecop," "The Star Chamber") operates at too much of a fevered pitch for things not to eventually get out of hand -- accelerating violence and horror eventually hit maximum velocity and warp into nonsense, no matter how erudite the script.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Ty Burr
If you can stagger around the plot holes (how'd a Brazilian cargo ship with a dead crew get to Lake Michigan?), the last 30 minutes are pure, dumb monster-movie fun.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
There are moments when The Relic is almost enjoyable, albeit in a visceral sort of way. Unfortunately, when all is said and done, this horror/science fiction amalgamation seems like nothing more ambitious than a bad reworking of elements from Aliens, Species, Jaws, and Predator.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Richard Harrington
As written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, The Relic deserved to be taken off the shelf; as adapted by a quartet of screenwriters and directed by Peter Hyams, it should have been left on one.Read Full Review »
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