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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 71TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiCountdown can never be taken seriously enough to work as a conventional horror thriller, and it’s never quite funny enough to be a great horror comedy. But it’s got just enough eccentricity and self-awareness to entertain despite those obvious deficiencies.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersThis isn’t a subtle, moody film filled with a sense of unease; instead, jump scares are around every corner. If that’s all you want from a horror movie, you’ll have a very good time — and an elevated heart rate for its speedy 90 minutes.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandThe movie arrives at an eye-roll inducing final twist, and hints at an inevitable sequel. But this app isn't exactly begging for an upgrade.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s not highbrow entertainment. Movies like this always feel “designed,” like a theme park ride — story beat, JOLT, exposition exposition JOLT, etc. But Countdown manages the bare minimum — the occasional shock, characters we root for, thanks to the actors playing them, and situations fraught enough that the audience is talking back to the screen.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA pedestrian thriller whose personal-tech gimmick is even more thinly imagined than one might guess, it's a jumble of cheap jump scares made watchable by likable leads Elizabeth Lail and Jordan Calloway.
- Between “Jexi” a few weeks ago and now this, October has ended up becoming quite a great month for bad movies about scary software.
- 25Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithIf there’s an ethos that Justin Dec’s film believes in, it’s only that “death sucks.”
- 20The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeRather than screaming for them to go the other way, you'll be urging them to accept fate and die instead.
- 10VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyBombastically dumb new chiller that probably would have been called "Killer App" if that title hadn't already been used several times.