Spring
Drafthouse Films | Release Date: March 20, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Paste MagazineScott WoldApr 3, 2018
The love story at the center of Spring is mysterious, funny and often poignant—a tough enough thing even to describe, let alone commit to film. Read full review
91
HitfixDrew McWeenyMar 23, 2015
This is a film that suggests that Morehead and Benson have something important to share with their work. Read full review
80
EmpireKim NewmanMay 19, 2015
A wholly captivating date movie for eternal romantics who also enjoy slime-and-tentacle transformations. Read full review
80
The DissolveScott TobiasMar 18, 2015
Spring’s overall balance suggests that Benson and Moorhead are students of Italian genre cinema and of human behavior; the film has insight and style to burn. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleWilliam GossMar 18, 2015
Sometimes the most thrilling thing a film can do is shake the shackles of its own preordained genre as you're watching it. The result might turn out to be a deal-breaking tonal trainwreck, but when such a hybrid works – and Spring, the second feature from directing team Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, does work – it can make for an improbably lovely experience. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Mar 18, 2015
A film about taking chances takes its own big chance, risking ridicule with a third act that’s at once sweet, amusing, lackadaisical, and more than a little preposterous. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonMar 19, 2015
Co-directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (“Resolution,” “V/H/S: Viral”), working from a script credited to Benson, do a clever job of entwining elements of budding romance, mounting dread and indolent vacation in their leisurely paced, handsomely produced indie feature. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMar 19, 2015
The actors get a chance to create a real relationship, and they make the most of the opportunity. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMar 18, 2015
The suspense and pleasure of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's talking-and-tentacles horror romance Spring lies in discovering what shape the film is going to take. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsMar 20, 2015
The process of discovery that Evan goes through to get closer to Louise is what makes Spring special. But what Evan discovers about Louise feels like an after-thought that frustratingly overwhelms the film once it gets to where it's going. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid EhrlichMar 17, 2015
Spring isn’t coy about the fact that Louise is harboring a dark secret, and the film’s appeal is rooted in its refreshing eagerness to focus on aspects that most monster movies would think too human. Read full review
58
The PlaylistErik McClanahanMar 23, 2015
This is one of those films where the less you know going in, the better. It’s fair to say that some genre elements start to bubble up and then pretty much burst to the surface by the film’s end, all while remaining a romance at heart. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 13, 2015
It bridges the cautionary elements of a horror film with the wish-fulfilling platitudes of a touristy romance. Read full review
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