Its mad killers may wear masks. But the real and cheap disguise here is the film's own -- an exploitation shocker trying to pass itself off as art.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
3 Jul 2009
rotten:
Surveillance suggests 'Jennifer Lynchian' should be used for films that aspire to David's moody, idiosyncratic genius and fall woefully short.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
3 Jul 2009
fresh:
In this long-time-coming sophomore film, Lynch exercises powers of her own. She gets repellant, seductive, sympathetic performances from her actors. Ormond and Pullman are frightfully good at teasing intimacy.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
17 Jul 2009
rotten:
The film's a failure.
– James Adams,
Globe and Mail,
24 Jul 2009
rotten:
Pullman's striking performance here is undermined by Lynch's overreliance on those same grisly shock tactics, as well as a script that fails to capitalize on a promising premise and then swiftly collapses upon the revelation of a not-so-shocking twist.