Onslaught Review
IGN has reviewed Onslaught, Adam Wingard's follow-up to his earlier films You're Next and The Guest, ahead of its cinema release on 4 September. The film returns to the New Mexico town of Moriarty and delivers a relentless, deliberately over-the-top horror-action ride, blending Nazi-experiment mythology, anti-government themes and grisly violence, and the reviewer suggests it will delight fans of gleefully excessive "midnight movie" fare while alienating those seeking restraint.
Running 92 minutes, the plot follows a "survive the night" structure in which three militarised super-soldiers escape containment and hunt residents of the Windy Oasis Trailer Park. Adria Arjona stars as Celeste, a veteran sniper battling PTSD who leads the defence, with praise going to her performance, while Dan Stevens plays a campy Nazi scientist whose scenes are highlighted as a standout, though the review notes the film loses some momentum by leaning on him too heavily late on.
- IGN reviews Adam Wingard's Onslaught, out in cinemas 4 September
- Adria Arjona leads as a sniper defending against escaped super-soldiers
- Dan Stevens' campy Nazi scientist is singled out as a highlight