Rotten
A more than satisfactory scare fest.
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Overview
Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.
Director and cast
- Carter Smith Director
- Shawn Ashmore as Eric
- Jonathan Tucker as Jeff McIntire
- Jena Malone as Amy
- Laura Ramsey as Stacy
- Joe Anderson as Mathias
- Sergio Calderón as Lead Mayan
- Luis Antonio Ramos as Mayan Rifleman
- Dimitri Baveas as Dimitri
- Bar Paly as Archeologist
- Patricio Almeida Rodriguez as Taxi Driver
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Moral of the story: never visit an out-of-the-way Mexican ruin covered by vines and blood-red flowers that make a squeaking sound.
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star
Fresh
The Ruins does what a good psychological horror movie should do: rely on tension rather than gore to achieve its aims.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
In compressing the novel down to a sloppy abridgement, the film fails to capture the eerie portent of its setting.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh
The usual gore-and-gristle fare, but this one serves it up with a tad more suggestiveness and smarts.
Gene Seymour, Newsday
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