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A war hero meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.
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| KPBS.orgBeth AccomandoTo sum up The Ruins, I'll quote one of the characters: "This is so not okay." |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferThe lack of explanations in The Ruins may prove unsatisfying to some, but the unknown is often more terrifying than the tangible. Such are the wages of fear. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttIn the end, the gimmick is too risible and its effects on the characters too forced to sustain either suspense or horror. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisA surprisingly effective little horror nightmare. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe Ruins is lumpish, static, and obvious. It's a gringos-go-home cautionary fright flick done in the spirit of a cheap '50s horror movie, except that it leaves you longing for the competence of grade-Z studio-system trash. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)If you're into grim, relentless drama that acknowledges the grief that comes with unspeakable tragedy (the recent The Descent comes to mind), then you are in luck. |
| Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)Greg Maki... A strong addition to a genre filled with movies that rarely receive the care that obviously went into its making. |
| eFilmCritic.comDavid CorneliusIt may be just another white-kids-get-killed chiller, but it's a solidly made white-kids-get-killed chiller; nothing new, yet expertly put together. |
| Sin MagazineAustin KennedyThis movie wasn't screened for critics. That's too bad, because this movie was surprisingly well done. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittIf you're into grim, relentless drama that acknowledges the grief that comes with unspeakable tragedy (the recent The Descent comes to mind), then you are in luck. |