Film Threat by Michael Talbot-Haynes

This is high-octane fun that you would do well to check out in theaters.

The Film Stage by Neil Bahadur

The joy is all in its inspired, sensuous imagery, fantastical and dreamlike. The action scene as poetry, endless poetry in and for a hopeless world.

The Daily Beast by Nick Schager

For sheer unadulterated geekiness, it’s got few contemporary equals.

New York Magazine (Vulture) by Bilge Ebiri

What’s truly striking about the film is the storybook quality that Anderson has given every single scene.

Slant Magazine by Steven Scaife

The film provides Paul W.S. Anderson with a sturdy canvas for his unique brand of gaudy, campy cool.

The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Throughout, one is continually reminded of other, better movies—not least of all, the kind of eminently watchable genre films Anderson was producing at his peak.

RogerEbert.com by Monica Castillo

Ultimately, the threadbare quality of Constantin Werner’s screenplay cannot be smoothed over with gobs of CGI effects (impressive as some of these sequences look) and the star power of Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista.

TheWrap by William Bibbiani

It’s a grim slog through the wastelands of human civilization, which makes a big deal about the generic parts and glosses over all the thrilling weirdness.

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

German screenwriter Constantine Werner has adapted a story from fantasy author George RR Martin and the resulting dialogue lands like a series of sandbags on a concrete floor; director Paul WS Anderson handles the material with stolid determination.

IGN by Juan Barquin

Even the most ardent defender of Paul W.S. Anderson’s work might think In the Lost Lands is the kind of mess that proves the Resident Evil director’s detractors right. It’s not just a barely comprehensible failure on its own, but an adaptation that takes a character-based drama and turns it into an ugly action flick.