Pledge
IFC Midnight | Release Date: January 11, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
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3
Negative:
0
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70
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 24, 2019
This third feature for director Daniel Robbins is no delicate flower of cinematic art, but a lean and mean shocker that tells its tale of collegiate hazing run amuck with brute efficiency. Read full review
70
Film ThreatNorman GidneyJan 7, 2019
The surprise is the remarkable script from screenwriter (Zack Weiner) and the sharp-eyed direction from Daniel Robbins who work to take an idea we have seen a million times before and turn out something new and fiercely entertaining. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJan 7, 2019
It’s not that every film has to achieve some grand epiphany, but Touch Me Not is not nearly as satisfying as the primal act it’s obsessed with. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 7, 2019
Pledge is a bloody, nervy and lean thriller about “hazing” taken to its logical extreme. If you’re OK with torturing somebody so that the “shared experience” will “bond” you to your “brothers,” maybe there’s a little sociopath in you, Pledge. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJan 10, 2019
If you like your torture movies tight, twisty and decently executed, then Pledge is for you. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJan 16, 2019
The characters and premise of Pledge are over-the-top, but the movie understands that — whether comedy or horror — all these stories are really about a desperate yearning for belonging. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJan 9, 2019
While some thriller addicts may embrace the resulting misanthropic action, others may find their minds wandering — to the many real-life cases of fraternity hazing, gang-rape and run-of-the-mill antisocial behavior that inspire deeper feelings of dread than this unconvincing outing. Read full review
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