The Changeover
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: February 22, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzFeb 21, 2019
It's worth seeking out no matter how much trouble you have to go to, because it's special: assured but modest, full of surprises. It doesn't go the way you expect it to, and yet in retrospect each move seems inevitable, like the incremental fulfillment of a prophecy. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFeb 21, 2019
Thanks to a focus on the setting and emotions of the story, by the time the life-or-death action kicks in, Harcourt and McKenzie have clearly delineated these characters and what they’re facing — bringing Mahy’s words to life. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 21, 2019
Thanks to fine performances and a narrative that doesn’t hang about to admire itself, the movie goes down as easily as a love potion at a coven. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonFeb 21, 2019
It’s this carefully managed equilibrium between the inherent preposterousness of its mystical milieu and the convincing emotional reality of Laura’s journey that ultimately makes The Changeover, for all its muddled mythos, a lively and engaging excursion into an unusually naturalistic world of magic. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 16, 2019
The Changeover is a moody, menacing thriller with a YA (Young Adult) heroine. Read full review
50
The PlaylistWarren CantrellFeb 24, 2019
An interesting if somewhat incomplete horror thriller with decent performances, “The Changeover” is nevertheless hampered by a script that doesn’t seem to know how to connect all its narrative dots. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 21, 2019
The deeper the script gets into how its version of witchcraft works, the less convincing it becomes. Uniformly solid performances and artful camera/sound work make the movie hard to dismiss out of hand, but the script doesn't sell its hokum as effectively as more mainstream supernatural soap operas. Read full review
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