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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakYou can’t deny its visual panache via immersive cinematography and production design. That it never embraces the supernatural element it teases is disappointing, but far from a dealbreaker.
- 42ConsequenceRyan LarsonConsequenceRyan LarsonUnfortunately, The Reckoning is the biggest whiff in Marshall’s filmography. At its best, it delivers moments of optic greatness (a lightning strike-illuminating barn scene stands out), but most of the film is bleak and droll, full of a muddled script and lackluster performances.
- 40EmpireIan FreerEmpireIan FreerNeil Marshall’s return to his homegrown horror wheelhouse doesn’t reach the heights of Dog Soldiers and The Descent. Instead, it’s a witch-hunt thriller that lacks the texture to be realistic and the no-holds-barred energy to be pulpy. Sean Pertwee has fun though.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe whole tedious affair makes one wish they’d gone to less trouble making a bad movie with tame villains, an uninteresting lead and confused (Was this recut to play up “the plague?”), scattered story.
- 25RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThe ensemble cast members all dutifully perform their roles, but there’s not much for them to sink their teeth into.
- 20The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeThe film left me shaking with anger more than fear.