Burial
IFC Midnight | Release Date: September 2, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
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Critic Reviews

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75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichSep 13, 2023
Betts’ adaptation never loses its sense of humor, and the multiplex flair it brings to such a sensitive subject — its wry, politically inclusive approach to illustrating how burying America’s heartache without a headstone only guarantees that the pain will continue — allows for a verdict that feels damning and hopeful in equal measure. Read full review
75
The PlaylistWarren CantrellSep 2, 2022
Clean narrative lines, top-notch production design, great acting, and Hollywood-grade cinematography and lighting elevate Burial above what might have been a forgettable schlock-fest. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveySep 7, 2022
Not-quite-horror despite its macabre theme and mood, this sophomore directorial feature for Ben Parker is a handsomely produced period thriller that delivers in terms of action and atmospherics, even if his somewhat convoluted story doesn’t maximally pay off. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpSep 6, 2022
As an exercise in suspense and genre mimesis, Burial is exceptional. But Parker slacks on the details that function as musculature for the film’s core entertainment. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshSep 1, 2022
It’s brutal and exceedingly bloody, as one would expect from this kind of lean genre picture. But “Burial” also is packed with meaty philosophical questions about gods, monsters, and men at war, and it’s exceedingly well-executed. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadSep 20, 2022
Parker clearly has ideas he’s aiming at, but lets his target slip in the fog of war. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredMartin CarrSep 2, 2022
Burial leans too heavily on genre convention without adding anything fresh. For that reason, any decent performances which are happening on screen fail to rescue it from mediocrity. Read full review
60
Film ThreatAlex SavelievSep 2, 2022
A moderately fun B-flick masquerading as an “elevated” genre piece, it doesn’t quite bury itself but never quite finds its footing either. Read full review
58
ColliderChase HutchinsonSep 2, 2022
It is a thriller that frequently flirts with becoming an out-and-out horror film only to never quite arrive there. The result is a middling work that is occasionally interesting, as we see how it attempts to strike a balance between these two distinct ideas. Regrettably, it ultimately can’t hold itself together when it counts. Read full review
58
Original-CinThom ErnstSep 1, 2022
Despite Parker’s apt depictions of the atrocities of war, including but not limited to misogyny, harassment, abuse of power, and crimes committed without accountability, it is a story weakened by allowing the audience to know more than the characters. Careless reveals render a potentially suitable thriller into a merely passable one. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIan SpellingSep 1, 2022
After lots of inconsequential talking that should have been streamlined, the film’s payoff—various shootouts and chases and showdowns—proves boring. Consequently, Parker’s film never fully recovers from its meandering build-up. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 2, 2022
As B-movies about Hitler’s corpse and who might have a use for it — then, and now — go, Burial manages to be watchable, even when it’s making your eyes roll. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsSep 2, 2022
Burial has a hard enough core, both in terms of its central premise and its pulpy tropes, that for about 30 minutes, it almost works as a decent B-movie, right before it unceremoniously falls apart. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 1, 2022
The story is invented, and not particularly exciting as such. Read full review
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