Thomas Beale reckons: "A group of young Americans journeying around Europe visit all the hotspots: London, Berlin, Paris, Kiev. They run into Paul (Jonathan Sadowski) who persuades them to go check out defunct nuclear site Chernobyl as part of the new ‘extreme tourism’ fad. Unfortunately, things don’t go to plan and the group soon find themselves endangered in a dangerous place. The location itself is something worth beholding. Long, drawn out expressionist shadows litter the screen, the walls of cramped corridors closing in on the characters. Ultimately, Chernobyl Diaries fails to do anything to the viewer beyond cheap, loud frights, making it a wholly forgettable and detached experience."