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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeWhile Benjamin’s choice to give Wendy little to no backstory makes sense given the film’s overall efficiency, Body At Brighton Rock would be more memorable if she was fleshed out a little further. It’s more fun to cheer for a character that you really feel like you know — even if you just met them.
- 72Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpPaste MagazineAndrew CrumpWhat makes Body at Brighton Rock such good fun is understanding where Wendy is coming from, and connecting to the very specific engine that’s fueling her fear. The movie’s truth doesn’t disappoint, because the truth is that nature plays tricks on the mind.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonDeftly employing the power of suggestion and an emotionally potent sound design, Body at Brighton Rock is a well-crafted thriller with some crafty tricks up its sleeve.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s not edgy enough to join the ranks of indie horror classics, but Body at Brighton Rock is a solidly just–scary-enough thriller that reminds us that it’s not “found footage” that makes us jump, it’s things that shriek in the pitch black night.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThough Benjamin struggles to fill her running-time, the movie mostly reaffirms that she’s a talented genre director.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichBody at Brighton Rock is the happy work of someone who misses when scrappy genre fare could have low stakes and still feel slightly dangerous; when filmmakers were empowered by the knowledge that a VHS of their schlock took up just as much real estate on video store shelves as a tape of the biggest Hollywood blockbuster.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweMildly involving indie.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyIt takes a promising premise loaded with white-knuckle, things-go-bump-in-the-night possibilities and proceeds to do surprisingly little with them over the course of its slim 87-minute running time.
- 38RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoBenjamin never quite replicates that creepy feeling of being alone in a dangerous place, resulting in a film that needs some dirt under its nails and to get under our skin to be effective. It simply never is.
- 38Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenAppearing to recognize the flimsiness of her material, Roxanne Benjamin overcompensates with insistent direction.