Spectral (2016)
How do you stop an enemy you can't see coming?
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Spectral rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 68K votes
Rotten Tomatoes78%
TMDb6.543/10· 2K votesWith 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Spectral
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
Cast of Spectral
James Badge Dale
as Clyne
Emily Mortimer
as Fran Madison
Gonzalo Menendez
as Captain Marco Cabrera
Max Martini
as Maj. Sessions
Ryan Robbins
as Sgt. Comstock
Bruce Greenwood
as General Orland
Jimmy Akingbola
as Sgt. Steve McFadden
Brian Caspe
as Outpost Tech
Clayne Crawford
as Sgt. Toll
Ursula Parker
as Sari
Louis Ozawa
as Sargent Chen
Miklós Bányai
as Benson
Spectral facts
- Budget
- $70M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Original military supernatural concept generates unique action-horror fusion fresh and intriguing
- •Visual effects showcase creative interpretation of ghostly entities within warfare context
- •Tight action sequences maintain momentum throughout streamlined runtime and story structure
What the audience disliked
- •World-building feels underdeveloped leaving supernatural mythology rules somewhat unclear and vague
- •Character development secondary to action spectacle and conceptual novelty throughout narrative
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