“The grisly siege thriller is a virtual litany of allusions and Easter eggs that has no identity of its own, nor any reason for existing other than to show off the dubious taste of its creators. From the faux-Carpenter synth score to the old-school, practical squib effects, it’s a feature-length fanboy fap session, and an overproduced, hollow one at that. I’m too old for this shit.” – Spliced Personality Substack, 09/03/2026