Rotten
Blair Witch follows the original's beats so precisely that at times it seems the film is more eager to elicit memories of its predecessor than to stand on its own at all.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Blair Witch
There's something evil hiding in the woods.
2016 · 1h 29m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Adam Wingard
Overview
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Barrett and Wingard slavishly reprise the beats of the original movie and suffer gravely by comparison.
Jeffrey Bloomer, Slate
Fresh
Emerges as satisfying in its own right and pretty damn scary.
Michael Gingold, Time Out
Rotten
Belated "official" sequel to 1999 hit updates technology but repeats the original's shocks - only much louder and lamer
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Perhaps for someone who never saw The Blair Witch Project, this might represent an adequate scary movie.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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