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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The DissolveNathan RabinThe DissolveNathan RabinThe film’s appeal is largely dependent on Cage; Left Behind is a batshit-crazy Cage cult classic of a radically new stripe.
- 38McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreIt’s inoffensive, unless you take umbrage at the idea that the only people who know not to steal are True Believers and all that keeps society from an instant meltdown are the Faithful.
- 35TheWrapDiane GarrettTheWrapDiane GarrettHas all the subtlety of a sledgehammer and production values that verge on parody.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Rapture won’t come soon enough for the unfortunate souls forced to suffer through Left Behind.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleThat lack of concern for the way people actually interact renders the film useless as entertainment, or as a conversion tool.
- 10VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerWith a “Sharknado”-inspired visual style and a deeply weary lead performance from Nicolas Cage, Left Behind is cheap-looking, overwrought kitsch of the most unintentionally hilarious order.
- 0New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis failed epic — really, an epic failure — would barely be noticed, were it not for former Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage taking on a “Sharknado”-quality remake of a Kirk Cameron movie.
- 0Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsCage is going for manly, if conflicted, family-guy confidence in this role, but somehow it comes off as nuttier than the events surrounding him.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyAt best, Left Behind is shoddily made sensationalist propaganda — with atrocious acting — that barely registers as entertainment. At worst, it's profoundly moronic.