Would You Rather
IFC Midnight | Release Date: February 8, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
20
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 6, 2013
You'll never play the titular parlor game again after watching Would You Rather, director David Guy Levy’s clever exercise in torture porn that manages to display as much restraint as genuine sickness. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedFeb 6, 2013
It reminded me of everything from "Ten Little Indians" to a low-budget take on Neil Simon’s "Murder by Death" without the laughs. It’s diverting for people who love games, but not for the squeamish. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael NordineFeb 6, 2013
Would You Rather verges on genuine intrigue at times, but it's ultimately just a slasher without the gore. Read full review
42
The PlaylistGabe ToroFeb 9, 2013
Unfortunately, Would You Rather is content with being a risible borderline torture porn horror film. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 14, 2013
Though assured in execution and not without a few moments of genuine tension — mainly emanating from Combs' flinty weirdness — Would You Rather is hardly a most dangerous game night at the movies. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneFeb 7, 2013
A shrill Indiewood torture porn that, despite promised shocks and revulsions, doesn't even have the conviction to hold its camera on the story's most appalling twists. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinFeb 6, 2013
Would You Rather has one major asset in an appropriately gothic, larger-than-life performance by Jeffrey Combs, the great, chameleon-like character actor best known for playing a mad scientist in "Re-Animator." Read full review
20
VarietyGeoff BerkshireFeb 15, 2013
Results are simple-minded at best, contemptible at worst; most audiences would rather watch anything else. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFeb 7, 2013
With a bit less grisliness, it could have been a mystery dinner-theater performance. Read full review
0
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 8, 2013
By the midway point, viewers will be questioning whether they would rather remain in their seats or put their eyes out with a fork. Read full review
0
New York PostSara StewartFeb 7, 2013
Would you rather . . . watch this movie, or spend an hour and a half having your arm hairs plucked out with a rusty pair of tweezers? I’d have chosen the latter if it’d been on offer. Read full review
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