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The Objective (2008)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:4

Rotten:7

Average Rating:4.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Feb 6, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: A decade after The Blair Witch Project successfully dissuaded many would-be campers from venturing out into the woods, one of its co-creators is back with a similarly unsettling descent into the... A decade after The Blair Witch Project successfully dissuaded many would-be campers from venturing out into the woods, one of its co-creators is back with a similarly unsettling descent into the unknown. In the supernatural thriller , writer-director Daniel Myrick locates the action in a remote mountain region of Afghanistan, where a team of US Special Ops forces is dispatched with the ostensible orders of locating an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern 'Bermuda Triangle' of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.

Written by Myrick, Mark Patton and Wes Clark Jr., and produced by Zev Guber and Jeremy Wall, the cast of The Objective includes Jonas Ball (The Killing of John Lennon), Matt Anderson, Jon Huertas, Michael C.Williams, Sam Hunger and Jeff Prewett." --© IFC Films [More]

Starring: Jonas Ball, Kenny Taylor, Mike C. Williams, Jeff Prewitt

Starring: Jonas Ball, Kenny Taylor, Mike C. Williams, Jeff Prewitt, P. David Miller, Matt Anderson, Sam Hunter, Jon Huertas, Vanessa Johansson, Jacqueline Harris

Director: Daniel Myrick

Director: Daniel Myrick
Screenwriter: Daniel Myrick, Wesley Clark, Mark A. Patton
Story: Mark A. Patton, Daniel Myrick
Producer: Jeremy Wall, Zev Gruber
Composer: Kays Al-Atrakchi
Studio: IFC Films

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Oct 13, 2009

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When the straggling survivors in The Objective learn they are expendable, they are also, much like the Nostromo crew, upset.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
04/07/09
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

[Director] Myrick does an admirable job of spinning tension from a group of guys mostly standing around, but too often the film's portentous tone seems more silly than suspenseful.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/13/09
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
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Ten years on, it's hard to begrudge the director for trying to make a comeback by rehashing his prior formula, but perhaps he should have stuck even closer and handed the cameras to the actors again

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03/11/09
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
L.A. Weekly

Still, it's the shivers that count, and while Myrick may not make our spine tingle like he did back in the late '90s...The Objective is still an impressive piece of work

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02/05/09
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

Even with its uber-clichéd last five minutes, The Objective may be one of the smartest horror movies this year.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/09
Sean Gandert
Sean Gandert
Paste Magazine

Blair Witch's co-mastermind Myrick teams with co-screenwriter Wes Clark Jr., son of the retired general for, well, Blair Witch In Burkas. And extraterrestrial Afghans as villains or village idiots, take your pick. Close Encounters Of The Imperialist Kind.

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02/04/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

Blair Witch's co-mastermind Myrick teams with co-screenwriter Wes Clark Jr., son of the retired general for, well, Blair Witch In Burkas. And extraterrestrial Afghans as villains or village idiots, take your pick. Close Encounters Of The Imperialist Kind.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment 1 Comment
02/04/09
Prairie Miller
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10/18/08
Screen International

With a low-budget look, cliched dialogue, a stale plot and so-so acting, this supernatural thriller is unlikely to achieve the phenomenal success of its fabled predecessor.

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05/22/08
Alissa Simon
Alissa Simon
Variety
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Although the film has an undeniably strong, suspenseful tone -- not to mention symbolic resonance -- it doesn't rise above its overly familiar setup.

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05/15/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Director Daniel Myrick has taken his excellent work from the ultra-low-budget "Blair Witch Hunt," added some modest resources as befits that success and come up with a great little tale of suspense and horror.

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05/10/08
Ron Wilkinson
Ron Wilkinson
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A bleak adventure flick and a very sweaty psychological thriller.

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05/09/08
Scott Weinberg
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