Backcountry
IFC Films | Release Date: March 20, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMar 24, 2015
Just when you thought it was safe to stand up to a bear in the woods, this jarring indie horror drama will make you scurry back indoors. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisMar 19, 2015
Mr. MacDonald’s ability to notch up dread moment by moment — with a rustle of leaves, the snap of a twig — is all the more impressive given that it takes a while to warm up to the two souls he cuts loose in those woods. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick SchagerMar 17, 2015
Writer-director Adam MacDonald's direction creates an ominous sense of rural-nowhere isolation, and his script avoids contrived banter while shrewdly suggesting it's headed toward horror before unexpectedly veering into survival-story territory. Nonetheless, such misdirection can't compensate for hopelessly routine action. Read full review
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