65
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoicePete Vonder HaarVillage VoicePete Vonder HaarThe Hallow offers plenty of scares and is unnerving from wire to wire, wrapping up the second act with a bang and red-lining the tension until the end.
- 70Screen DailyCharles GantScreen DailyCharles GantCorin Hardy makes a slick, confident debut with supernatural horror The Hallow. Demonstrating a facility with storytelling almost as skilful as his nimble orchestration of animatronics and visual effects.
- 70VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireThe directorial debut of visual artist Corin Hardy is never less than arresting to the eye, but thin characters and a familiar story hold this Irish chiller back from entering the top tier of recent horror entries.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney[Hardy] proves himself both a gifted visual stylist and an assured storyteller with a wicked grasp of sustained dread.
- 70Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis backwoods monster movie boasts compelling performances, eye-catching creatures and an effective blend of practical and digital effects.
- 63Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayThe film never really digs into its suggested themes of gentrification, domestic turmoil, or backwoods folklore, but most of its effectiveness stems from a kitchen-sink approach to genre clichés.
- 63RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThe Hallow also de-emphasizes human drama to the point where it often feels like a Jenga tower of set pieces, a disappointing fact that's most apparent during the film's first 40 minutes.
- 60CineVueJamie NeishCineVueJamie NeishWhat starts out as creepy descends into a creature feature that's more laughable than scary.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMr. Hardy, however, would rather busy himself with reminders of earlier creature features.... Luckily, John Nolan’s old-school effects are wicked good, and Martijn van Broekhuizen’s mossy photography is pleasingly sinister.
- 60Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeRather than letting the CGI do all the graft, Hardy unleashes a beautifully handcrafted army of puppets and animatronic demonic creatures. Too many, too soon, really. It’s overkill and pretty quickly you’re suffering from fiend fatigue.