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Severance (2007)
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Reviews Counted:84
Fresh:55
Rotten:29
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: A twisted and bloody spoof on office life, Severance nicely balances comedy and nasty horror.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Theatrical Release:Apr 20, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $66,719
Synopsis: A team-building exercise goes horribly wrong in this horror comedy, where HOSTEL meets OFFICE SPACE. A group of Brits (and a single, sexy American blonde played by Laura Harris of DEAD LIKE ME)... [More]
Starring: Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens
Director: Christopher Smith
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Reviews for Severance
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Severance is a story of terrible things that couldn't have happened to funnier people. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Sitting through its increasingly sluggish pace feels like, well, work. Full Review |
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6/10 |
For the most part, the scary parts are the scary parts, the funny parts are the funny parts, and never the twain meet. Full Review |
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B+ |
The result is a cathartic hoot, relishing its own carefully doled out carnage. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Will surely make you laugh, but the guffaws are few and far between. That's hardly a caveat when you consider the statement made here, though... Full Review |
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3/4 |
Like a special episode of 'The Office,' scripted by Clive Barker. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The cast shows spark and gusto, especially Laura Harris as a vulnerable yet intrepid survivor type and Danny Dyer as a bent druggie who straightens out long enough to fight back. Full Review |
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For the odd at heart, it will be worth the wait. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It is wonderfully wry, and contains some great gags. Full Review |
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2/4 |
So there's still a smart office-horror movie left to be made. In the meantime, Severance is just another paycheck. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Like the Britain of Tony Blair, it's neither bloody awful nor bloody great. Which isn't to say, rest assured, that there isn't plenty of blood. Full Review |
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2/4 |
[Smith] paces the gore too unevenly, leaving the cast standing around and griping for vast chunks of time. And the jokes ... are either too broad or too underplayed. Full Review |
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4.2/5 |
For fans of the genre, this is the film of the year. Full Review |
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2/4 |
It turns into yet another graphic Hostel-style killfest that eventually washes away all the fun ... with lots of blood. Full Review |
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C+ |
"Severance" is just enough of an exploitation satire (think, Roger Corman in his heyday) to hold your interest beyond its gratuitous knife, blood and breast recipe for suspense and shock. Full Review |
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The sadistic silliness is given a heavy-hand. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Like Shaun of the Dead, the movie enthusiastically embraces all the grotesque clichés we love and have come to expect from the form -- turning several on their ear. Full Review |
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