“Onslaught” is an action thriller directed by Adam Wingard and co-written by Simon Barrett, starring Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Drew Starkey and Rebecca Hall. The film follows an Army veteran whose trailer park is attacked by a trio of experimental super soldiers.
Across outlets, reviewers describe a genre-driven setup with a time-based structure: a 12-hour countdown unfolds as an attack escalates toward what multiple sources frame as an inevitable massacre. The Hollywood Reporter highlights Arjona’s performance and describes the film as colorful and intriguing, while concluding that it ultimately underwhelms. Variety characterizes the movie as fun but scattered, suggesting the material feels underdeveloped or not fully polished, in contrast to the director-writer duo’s earlier work.
While both sources agree the film leans into high-energy military slasher territory and uses a countdown premise, they differ in emphasis. Hollywood Reporter focuses more on performances and the film’s overall promise versus payoff. Variety stresses pacing and cohesion issues, framing the experience as entertaining yet uneven.
