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44 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ColliderChase HutchinsonColliderChase HutchinsonWhether you can stomach it enough to make it all the way will depend on the viewer, but Talk To Me has plenty that promises to capture the souls of horror sickos looking for a sinister spectacle.
- 83The PlaylistMike DeAngeloThe PlaylistMike DeAngeloOn the surface, Talk to Me is a blast of demonic horror that will make your skin crawl. Underneath, it offers a new twist on the teen horror film that explores the complexities of grief and the transition from childhood to adulthood.
- 80Screen DailyNikki BaughanScreen DailyNikki BaughanThis story of foolhardy youth and the hell it can unwittingly unleash is a staple of genre cinema, but first time directors Danny and Michael Philippou tell it well and there’s certainly plenty of atmosphere (and effects) to appeal to hardened horror fans.
- 75IndieWireRobert DanielsIndieWireRobert DanielsA bundle of taut nerves stretched to their vomit-inducing breaking point, Talk to Me, the directorial feature debut from Australian Youtube brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, is the type of horror film whose effectiveness arises from its barebones simplicity.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film has a free-floating, nearly intangible sense of unease that greatly serves it.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe film is thematically a bit thin but doesn’t stint on genuine scares, intensity or revulsion.
- 70Screen RantMae AbdulbakiScreen RantMae AbdulbakiTalk to Me is an assured directorial debut, serving up plenty of terror, gore, and emotional beats in a story that is well-developed and carefully crafted. Audiences will be hooked to the screen, impatiently awaiting what comes next in this unsettling, thrilling horror.
- 65SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaThe Philippou brothers have a great grasp on nasty, shocking, Raimi-like horror, and that goes a long way toward tipping the scales in a favorable direction. Sure, the characters are making dumb choices, but there's enough creepy, spooky, bloody action to keep you hooked.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA somewhat mixed bag, as the script doesn’t fully ballast the serious tenor, this is nonetheless a confidently crafted effort with enough intriguing elements to keep viewers involved, if not particularly scared.