Journal de Tchernobyl

It's a relatively standard horror movie survivor plot, but thanks to the momentum built by the first twenty minutes, Chernobyl Diaries is able to make the most out of its oh-shit moments and keep the pace hurried.

The story for Diaries comes from Oren Peli, of the Paranormal Activity brain trust, and like that franchise, it toys with viewers' expectations, but without the sense of play.

This low-budget horror film set in the abandoned Chernobyl environs certainly provides a good explanation for its horrific mutant creatures.

Cette histoire de mutants nucléaires manque un peu d'originalité, mais Journal de Tchernobyl montre tout de même plusieurs belles qualités. Les personnages ont du relief, les dialogues sont crédibles et la plupart du temps, l'action suit une logique cohérente. En faisant peur.

Despite an unlikely setting and a moderately intriguing premise, Chernobyl Diaries proves to be a generic horror flick where young tourists are systematically victimized in unoriginal and not terribly scary ways.