| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Christy Lemire |
"A truly disturbing horror film that will make you squirm in your seat." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...not horrifying enough." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Jan Stuart |
"...I spent much of the second half staring into my lap while listening to a cacophony of screams and shop tools..." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"It's horrifying, in the best sense of the word..." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...digs deep into the nightmare of a society ruled by the profit of illicit desire." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Blake French |
"As usual, writer/director Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) is more concerned with shocking audiences than delivering genuine tension and suspense." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"Highly en-gross-ing." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...a screaming good time, marred only by a lazy ending." more... |
B |
New York Times
Nathan Lee |
"...Mr. Roth's gory spectacles are too calculated to deliver the transgressive jolts they so obviously seek." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...uses gore to obfuscate its inability to generate tension..." more... |
C |
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