Hick
Phase 4 Films | Release Date: May 11, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
55
MovielineStephanie ZacharekMay 9, 2012
Walks the jittery line between being exploitative and too sensitive, and while it's probably a relief that it tips more toward the latter, the movie also seems a bit unclear in its motives. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMay 14, 2012
One of the most positive comments that can be made about Hick is that it advances Chloe Grace Moretz's claim to be one of the best young actresses emerging into today's spotlight. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMay 16, 2012
For a movie that deals with rape, criminality, and even racks up a real body count, Hick is whisper-thin and instantly forgettable. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMay 23, 2012
I cringed. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMay 10, 2012
Part road movie and part coming-of-age story but mostly plays like some creepy-perv fantasia looking for mileage from the mature-beyond-her-years presence of young star Chloë Grace Moretz. Read full review
30
The New York TimesRachel SaltzMay 10, 2012
Ms. Portes's script strains credulity, and it's not helped by Mr. Martini, who can't find the right tone. Read full review
25
New York PostLou LumenickMay 11, 2012
Even an appearance by Alec Baldwin as Moretz's eventual - if highly unlikely - savior isn't enough to keep Hick from leaving a bad taste. Read full review
20
NPRAndrew LapinMay 11, 2012
What is watchable here is made possible by the sheer will of the gifted Moretz, who's in every scene as the precocious Luli. Read full review
20
Village VoiceChuck WilsonMay 8, 2012
Too odd to be funny, too cold-hearted to be tragic, Hick is an infuriating muddle. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundMay 8, 2012
It doesn't take long to gather the influences trickling through Derick Martini's Hick, an aimless tumbleweed of a road movie if ever there was one. Read full review
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