
Ever seen the show "Survivor" and wished they would just start killing each other?? Series 7 literally gives its contestants the guns. The film is not merely a satire on reality TV. It is an example of just how far people will shamelessly go for fame. 6 contenders are pitted against each other in a no holds barred, kill or be killed contest. The reigning champ is Dawn, a hard-nosed, mother-to-be. We go back and forth between Dawn and the other 5 contenders to see if someone c... (Full plot summary below)
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Ever seen the show "Survivor" and wished they would just start killing each other?? Series 7 literally gives its contestants the guns. The film is not merely a satire on reality TV. It is an example of just how far people will shamelessly go for fame. 6 contenders are pitted against each other in a no holds barred, kill or be killed contest. The reigning champ is Dawn, a hard-nosed, mother-to-be. We go back and forth between Dawn and the other 5 contenders to see if someone can dethrone Dawn and become the new Champion. What is the prize? How are the contestants picked? These questions are not as important as asking yourself how shameless has our society become?
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| PopMattersCynthia FuchsThe film certainly has the familiar reality TV mechanics right. |
| Nitrate OnlineElias SavadaWith a dollop of originality, a pinch of drollness, and a dash of dry wit, it sends up survivor-based reality television with a deadly dose of gladiator humor. |
| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineAll the actors are fine and their largely unfamiliar faces immensely help the film/show's premise that we are watching real people in real danger. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA cinematic stunt that overstays its welcome, a joke that runs out of gas before the punchline arrives. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyEffectively satiric while still developing and sustaining a rooting interest in its invented story over the course of a smart, short running time. |
| In These TimesA.S. HamrahSeries 7 never cracks, it's true. His film may be revenge for all the segments he had to produce for tabloid-TV news magazines earlier in his career, but those spots take their revenge on him as well: His movie looks like a TV show. |
| San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamThis gory parody hits television where it hurts -- and draws blood. It will bring joy to the heart of anyone who hates TV. |
| Mr. ShowbizKevin MaynardMinahan wants us to see ourselves in the dark mirror of this outrageously funny satire. He's built the laughs wisely so they stick in our throats. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe murder as entertainment premise of Series 7 is proof that even the blackest of humor is no longer particularly outrageous. |
| NewsweekDevin GordonAs entertainment, such dark material can only stretch so far, and Series 7 comes awfully close to being as numbing as the genre it mocks. But its power can't be denied. |