Generic script and cardboard characters hobble 'The Blair Witch Project' co-director Eduardo Sanchez's return to found-footage horror.
– Geoff Berkshire,
Variety,
23 Oct 2014
fresh:
Featuring the usual fractured visuals, generic victims and pinballing cameras - both hand-held and mounted on bike helmets - "Exists" nevertheless has an unusually dreamy opening and a few surprisingly entertaining tweaks.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
23 Oct 2014
rotten:
Bereft of interesting characters, clever dialogue and any semblance of humor or visual coherence, Exists offers nothing to justify its cinematic existence.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
23 Oct 2014
rotten:
A contender for worst film of 2014.
– Jordan Hoffman,
New York Daily News,
23 Oct 2014
rotten:
Nothing pulls you out of a scenario of dread faster than thinking: "Well, why would that character be filming now? Shouldn't he be helping?" or "Well, that falling camera sure landed in a fortuitous position."