Review of Spectral (2016) by Mike M — 24 Feb 2017

Average Sci-fi movie with some original elements.

This review of Spectral (2016) was written by Mike M on 24 Feb 2017.

Spectral has generally received positive reviews.

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By Paul S (1,717) on 31 Aug 2017

Special Ops vs Ghost Warriors! ...gritty, good acting, avenging fallen soldiers..good entertainment…

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By Mads H (4) on 22 Jul 2017

What a cool movie. Not much for a war movie but that was unlike any war movie I have ever seen…

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By Wiseforeigner (1) on 31 Mar 2019

I'm giving it a 10/10 for the willingness to tackle a different sci-fi topic, which is so hard in an age where sci-fi is cluttered with established…

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By Mark B (2,206) on 01 Sep 2017

Interesting concept and reasonably quick to action and storyline. Decent acting as well, so overall not a bad use of 1h 58mins of my time…

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By John M (4,356) on 20 Sep 2017

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By Julian K (196) on 27 Mar 2018

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Ok so I'm almost done with this movie and I feel I can write an honest review…

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By Kelly H (334) on 28 Aug 2017

This is a highly underrated sci-fi piece of fun that would have been epic on the big screen had Universal held onto it and promoted it well…

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By Nilufer R (1,189) on 18 Aug 2018

Interesting premise (Delta Force vs Ghost Zombies) with some cool visuals, but, in the end, they threw more unbelievable plot points at me…

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