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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeTake Me to the River isn’t a horror movie, but then it’s not not a horror movie, either. It’s a slowly tightening vise, all about suspicion and hostility and resentments and what people aren’t talking about when they talk to each other. A stunning debut feature from writer-director Matt Sobel, Take Me to the River is Polanski, with cicadas.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWith just a few minor tweaks, Take Me To The River could play as a moody supernatural horror picture, with Logan as the dangerously curious hero being warned away from an evil he shouldn’t confront.
- 70VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe superlatively acted indie promises more than it delivers, but chillingly evokes sufficient primal dread.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleTake Me to the River reaches its end sadder and wiser if not satisfactorily complete as a psychodrama. But Sobel thrives on the unevenness, and it gives his admirably off-putting wade into fractured-family waters its own specialized charge.
- 67The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezSure to baffle some, it’s a weird movie that isn’t actively weird, but what’s striking about the picture is Sobel’s point of view and confidence. While the movie is amorphous and porous, it’s clear this is exactly what the filmmaker is going for, and that’s certainly bold for a first timer.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreA quietly disturbing slice of Southern Gothic that isn’t Southern at all.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyDespite its sharp visuals and evocative sense of place, the unevenly acted film never quite builds enough atmospheric dread to distract from its characters' somewhat implausible behavior.
- 40The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldMr. Sobel’s film skates past any persuasive sense of motivation.
- 38Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneIt's difficult to believe in Ryder's gullibility, if not willingness to be caught in his uncle's strange web of provocations.