Sick
Peacock | Release Date (Streaming): January 13, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The PlaylistAndrew CrumpJan 13, 2023
The blunt examination of COVID ideologies is ingenious, though difficult to fully unpack without giving away the third act, but it’s the filmmaking’s ruthlessness that’ll catch in your mind. Read full review
76
Paste MagazineAnna McKibbinJan 17, 2023
Great slashers manage to construct a fragile sequence of interactions and objects that tumble down and exact a gory toll—Sick understands this better than most. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJan 13, 2023
It takes a moment for the action to start—about 38 minutes—but once it does, this otherwise generic thriller’s flimsy relevance and unusual pacing not only seem more forgivable but maybe even sneakily clever. Read full review
75
The Film StageC.J. PrinceSep 26, 2022
Rather than aim high, Sick is happy to make the most of what it has to work with, and shows how sticking to the basics can still provide a hell of a fun time. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJan 20, 2023
For the most part, Sick is just a slickly formulaic mid-budget horror movie, well-crafted by the screenwriters and directed with style and energy by the skilled John Hyams. But the real-world wrinkles aren’t just a cynical way to make the routine more relevant. They give all the bloody murder a meaning. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJan 13, 2023
It’s best to let audiences discover the reaper’s motives in context; suffice to say that “Sick” not only factors in our still-evolving COVID-era rules but also serves as an amusing time capsule for the collective fear that has seized us these past three years. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineMark HansonSep 19, 2022
Throughout, the film’s characters impressively hold their own when forced to defend their lives, with director John Hyams catching every incident of bone-crunching mayhem as if he were shooting a martial arts film. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonJan 13, 2023
Williamson knows how to write a horror script – Sick offers moderate to intense thrills delivered in a compact frame whose Covid 2020 specificity adds more to the tension than it distracts. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJan 10, 2023
If Sick isn’t a great COVID-inspired horror film, at least it’s a start. Read full review
60
IGNMatt DonatoOct 17, 2022
Sick is exceptionally paced and provides slasher thrills with breakneck intensity, but loses traction during a wobbly landing that needlessly overcomplicates an otherwise cutthroat thrill ride. Read full review
58
ColliderAlyse WaxJan 13, 2023
Sick is a decent slasher that hits all the right buttons, has some good scares and bloody kills, and has a unique take on the slasher tale—as long as you have the patience to get there. But considering this is from the writer of Scream, it’s hard to not hope for a little bit more than this. Read full review
50
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJan 13, 2023
Hyams’ film doesn’t make the most of its concept but, although it’s not a particularly interesting slasher, it is an efficient one. Fans of the genre will no doubt have a little fun with it. The fun just isn’t infectious. Read full review
40
Film ThreatMichael Talbot-HaynesFeb 12, 2023
Throughout Sick, Williamson decisively proves that breaking all the rules sometimes breaks the movie. Read full review
40
Rolling StoneDavid FearJan 13, 2023
Whether the ideas they’re toying with here offer a booster shot of relevance to a modern slasher story is, frankly, debatable. What we can say is: congratulations on being both first out of the gate and an instant subgenre footnote. Read full review
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