The premise has been done to death, but screenwriters Andrew Stark and Jason Pagan give it a fresh and pleasant spin by using it as a vehicle for adolescent wish fulfillment
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
5 Feb 2015
rotten:
Ugly, unfocused photography makes it impossible to enjoy the film beyond its theoretical novelty.
– Simon Abrams,
Village Voice,
2 Feb 2015
rotten:
The premise, which initially has a certain interior logic, grows implausible and then nonsensical.
– David Hiltbrand,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
31 Jan 2015
rotten:
Maybe it will work better on home video where unrestrained camera movement is less likely to provoke nausea but it certainly doesn't work on a big screen.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
30 Jan 2015
fresh:
On the whole, this is a good B-movie that hits it modest marks.