Trap
Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 2, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
26
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerAug 2, 2024
On one level, Shyamalan feels more comfortable than ever; Trap may cook more purely and entertainingly than anything in his last decade of self-styled pop hits. But it also suggests that there are discordant notes that he can’t, and probably shouldn’t, ever get out of his system. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyJordan HoffmanAug 2, 2024
I'd place it more alongside the enjoyable The Visit or Split, and, indeed, there are some story commonalities with both. It is, however, masterfully shot, with great use of wide angles, cropped frames, and a sense of foreboding inside and around the concert venue. Read full review
83
The Film StageNick NewmanAug 1, 2024
Even at a pace or two too long, while starting to coast on the pure rush of initial, stronger ideas, it’s perhaps his best-engineered work since The Village and arguably the purest piece of entertainment he’s ever made. Read full review
83
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezAug 1, 2024
Shyamalan’s crafts a deceptively simple experience. The plot is rather ingeniously straightforward, at first, but the fraught journey of a father and killer trying not to upend and upset the carefully constructed delusional fabrication of his life—and how the two identities crash into each other on one fateful day— is exhilaratingly multifaceted. Read full review
80
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiAug 1, 2024
Doesn’t have the depth of Shyamalan’s most important films or the theatricality of his most memorably weird experiments. But it’s one of his best thrillers. Read full review
75
IndieWireRyan LattanzioAug 2, 2024
Hartnett is in on the joke, going against the type he was pigeonholed into by Hollywood as a teen matinee idol who won our hearts and other body parts in “The Virgin Suicides” as too-cool boy-next-door Trip Fontaine, or as a self-induced sexual ascetic in “40 Days and 40 Nights.” Read full review
75
The Daily BeastNick SchagerAug 1, 2024
As a pulpy game of cat-and-mouse, however, it provides enough thrills to compensate for its illogicalities, and in Josh Harnett, it boasts a star adept at locating the fiendishness in fatherhood. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerAug 5, 2024
Trap is a sturdy and fun little thriller despite its third act stumbles; a lean, simple story that taps into what one could glean is Shyamalan’s fear of being a bad father to his own daughters. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreAug 2, 2024
It works so much better than should be possible because of Hartnett, who gets a showcase on par with the one the filmmaker gave to James McAvoy in Split. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredCharlotte SimmonsAug 2, 2024
In a wonderful turn of events, M. Night Shyamalan has finally made a movie worthy of M. Night Shyamalan's prestige. Read full review
70
ScreenCrushMatt SingerAug 2, 2024
Back in the day, the endless comparisons between Shyamalan and Hitchcock felt like a bit of a trap themselves. With Trap, though, there’s no point trying to escape them. Read full review
70
LooperAudrey FoxAug 2, 2024
Although it falls apart slightly in the third act (a treat the director is unfortunately unable to shake here), a tense narrative and unsettling performance from Josh Hartnett makes Trap a delightful late summer thriller. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrAug 1, 2024
This is a popcorn movie, with a surprising turn from an underrated star. And ultimately, it’s a pretty fun time at the theater. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoAug 1, 2024
Trap too often lacks the craftsmanship it needs to crackle with energy and tension. Despite these missteps, Josh Hartnett almost makes “Trap” worth seeing, imbuing his character with a playfulness that can be captivating. It’s just a shame his great work sometimes feels trapped in a movie that doesn’t know what to do with it. Read full review
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