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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThere are no zombies to distract from the plausibility of Right at Your Door. And that's what makes this smart, coolly horrifying American indie thriller one of the scariest movies you're likely to see all year — a post-9/11 nightmare about terrorism, panic, and paranoia with real, waking-life implications.
- 80Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarUltimately a story about the American mindset post-9/11, Right at Your Door is also a much more personal tale, as it forces all of us to consider what we would do if the chips were down.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliWhile this is admittedly not lighthearted mainstream fare, the subject matter is interesting and is handled in a manner that offers a compelling and sometimes unsettling 95 minutes.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe two actors are solid, never overplaying scenes and capturing well that slow realization that their lives are never going to be the same.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceGrounded hard by some terrific smoking-skyline special effects and by Cochrane and McCormack's intensity.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghMcCormack and Cochrane can't transcend the clichéd, meandering dialogue, so Brad and Lexi's dilemma never feels like anything but a didactic contrivance.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe movie has an ironic and unpredictable ending, but it doesn't wash away the sour taste of Brad's behavior.
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithAs frightening as it intends to be, but not enjoyably so.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyChris Gorak grabs the viewer by the throat in the first few minutes, but quickly fritters away involvement by concentrating almost exclusively on two characters who are both annoying and boring.
- 50Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayFirst-time director Chris Gorak is no Rod Serling, and in his hands the enterprise tends toward the lurid, especially after his nifty third-act twist.