Although Shattered is a relatively short movie, it takes too long for Prieto and Loughery to put all these pieces into play — at which point the story belatedly does develop some tension.
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RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller Seitz
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller Seitz
Unfortunately, the craftsmanship is lacking.
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Paste MagazineLex Briscuso
Paste MagazineLex Briscuso
David Loughery’s writing isn’t necessarily bad, it just isn’t interesting, and when you’re doing this type of done-to-death B-movie, you need to bring something fresh to the table or else your film just fades away.
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Screen RantDebopriyaa Dutta
Screen RantDebopriyaa Dutta
Shattered is a poorly-acted home invasion tale with laughably predictable twists, amping thorough frustration in viewers by dragging on to no end.
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The PlaylistAsher Luberto
The PlaylistAsher Luberto
It’s a twisty tale of secrets, cliches, and Lifetime characters that could only come out this month–it’s impossible to imagine this coming out in December, that’s for sure.