Blair Witch
Lionsgate | Release Date: September 16, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
21
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 16, 2016
There’s no methodical build-up to the suspense, no time to empathize with the characters, just unneeded bits of exposition the first film didn’t need to scare you to death. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle SmithSep 15, 2016
Running and screaming may be essential to a lot of horror movies, but as Blair Witch shows, they’re not scary in themselves. For that, you need the stuff between the running and screaming. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy BurrSep 15, 2016
The upshot is that Blair Witch comes to the party very late and very tired, and it doesn’t improve from there. Read full review
37
Washington PostMark JenkinsSep 15, 2016
Blair Witch runs only eight minutes past the original, yet it feels about a half-hour longer. The new toys — especially the drone — allow for fresh situations, and there’s more blood and supernatural affliction than before. Mostly, though, the filmmakers just repeat familiar moves and expand established locations Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversSep 16, 2016
Every attempt at fright lands with a deadening thud. For shock value, Wingard and cowriter Simon Barrett simply repeat stuff from the original film, only this time louder, lamer, duller and stupider. Scarier? That got lost in the woods with whatever you spent for a movie ticket. Read full review
25
ConsequenceMichael RoffmanSep 14, 2016
Blair Witch is disappointing on multiple levels, all of which have nothing to do with the franchise. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsEdward DouglasSep 14, 2016
An even bigger crime is that Blair Witch isn’t particularly scary, maybe because it’s hard to take any of it seriously when it’s just treading so much similar ground as the first movie. Read full review
0
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallSep 15, 2016
A wheel-spinning homage gone terribly awry. Read full review
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