Dark Match
Shudder | Release Date (Streaming): January 31, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Original-CinThom ErnstFeb 5, 2025
Dark Match, a recent addition to a growing line of stream-screams, combines the melodramatic tensions of a sports drama with 80s-style schlock horror. Read full review
40
ColliderRobert Brian TaylorJan 27, 2025
Unfortunately, Dark Match never quite settles on what kind of horror movie it wants to be, and, too often, its overall tone doesn't play to the strengths of its premise. Read full review
40
The GuardianPhil HoadJan 27, 2025
The visually overworked Dark Match feels oddly underworked at the same time. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comCraig D. LindseyJan 31, 2025
While I appreciate writer/director/Canadian horror slinger Lowell Dean for helming a thriller where the most sensible, resilient characters are either dark-skinned or an ally to dark-skinned folk, the rest of the movie ain’t that deep. In fact, it’s insanely clumsy. Read full review
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