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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithIn the end, the movie (executive produced by the late Wes Craven) degenerates into a routine, though ably constructed, horror flick.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThis offbeat indie chiller benefits from colorful cinematography and bits of satisfying butchery, even if a less than airtight scenario fails to make it run efficiently.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is ultimately devoted to formula, as Nick Simon discards his jumbled meta-media conceit at around the halfway mark.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThere isn't enough mystery and ambiguity around the murders to create a sense of fear or dread, yet there's something rather effectively creepy and compelling, with its retro thrills and chills
- 33The Film StageTony HindsThe Film StageTony HindsThe film rarely builds any level of suspense, mood, or atmosphere, and when it briefly does, the screenplay hasn’t a clue what to do with it.
- 30VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThe Girl in the Photographs is a slasher movie filled with smug and self-absorbed characters who are not nearly as clever as they obviously assume they are.
- 30Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon Abrams[A] grim, film-school-sloppy horror-thriller.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis sad slasher is as lacking in scares as in ideas.
- 20The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt’s a film of remarkable idiocy, most notably in the portrayal of the local police who are so incredibly unhelpful that it borders on parody.