Rotten
A routine, if rather gruesome thriller with attractive leads ducking in and out of danger.
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Overview
A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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40%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Lurie, like Peckinpah, is fascinated by the idea that the seemingly mild, non-confrontational pacifist may be the villain in all of this.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Everything here plays out to the same beats and yet ultimately results in conventional revenge-minded catharsis rather than queasy ambivalence.
William Goss, Film.com
Fresh
While Lurie could have gone lighter on the symbolism, he ratchets up the tension with deft intelligence. He's not just making a thriller but a horror film, and we feel his own fear in every scene.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
One of those movies that sits in an armchair, smokes a pipe and reflects "seriously" on "the question of violence," but the main reason to see it is for the hilariously nasty uses it devises for a bear trap, nail gun, etc.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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