Southbound
Orchard, The | Release Date: February 5, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 4, 2016
Just when we think we’ve got it all figured out, Southbound serves up another deliciously bloody twist. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenFeb 14, 2016
The segments, though short, are nastily effective. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeFeb 4, 2016
Tacking the weakest segments onto the end of the film may leave some viewers exiting the theater with a shrug, but the interesting bits are original enough to stick. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerFeb 5, 2016
These are fragments more than complete stories, and the incompleteness is its own kind of creepiness. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 4, 2016
Southbound should well please genre fans nostalgic for the likes of Tales From the Crypt and Creepshow. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsFeb 5, 2016
A prime example of a horror omnibus film: even the weaker segments have something to recommend them. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenFeb 3, 2016
Southbound is yet another contemporary horror film that belongs to seemingly every era but its own. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyFeb 9, 2016
This entertaining-enough quartet of loosely interwoven terror tales falls right into the middle ground of horror omnibuses, with no outright duds but no truly memorable (or scary) segments either. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael NordineFeb 3, 2016
Just as most of them can't outrun their pasts, neither can they escape familiar plot contrivances that try too hard and achieve too little. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinFeb 4, 2016
For all its gore and violence, stabs at tension and nightmarish intrigue, the film proves a slow-going, largely unsatisfying ride. Read full review
0
The Film StageDaniel SchindelFeb 4, 2016
The movie shifts gears with each section.... This hodgepodge encourages some variety in the world-building, but, to the littlest detail, it’s derivative — and, worse, not scary. Read full review
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