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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonFor lovers of old-fashioned horror, this is your bloody Christmas.
- 70Screen DailyKim NewmanScreen DailyKim NewmanIt is, however, creepy, suspenseful and nerve-wracking - and marks Gillespie and Kostanski as genre auteurs in the making.
- 70Village VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonVillage VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonThe twisty story and imaginative monsters are enough to overcome the relatively humdrum leads.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerFor fans of horror maestros John Carpenter and Stuart Gordon, nothing fills a void like good, old eighties-fashioned gore. Which is what we get from the writer-director team of Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski, unabashed fans of Reagan-era blood, slash and goo.
- 60We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoThe Void is a portal back to the 80s, hinged on immersive practical effects work that picks up the slack of a slighter story.
- 60EmpireChris Hewitt (1)EmpireChris Hewitt (1)A little too derivative to truly stand out, but gorehounds will love it. Don’t a void.
- 60Total FilmJamie GrahamTotal FilmJamie GrahamBlending The Thing, Prince of Darkness, Hellraiser and Lovecraftian cosmic horror, this falls flat in suspense and characterisation, but ace ’80s FX – all liquefying latex – will delight genre fans.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe Void is a horror film that goes off the rails — not by accident, but on purpose. And not just a little. It’s gloriously off the rails, unhinged, absolutely bonkers.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAt least its failings aren’t formulaic ones — or perhaps they’re the fault of jamming in more fantastic-cinema formula than one modestly scaled film can support.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe Void devolves into a creature feature.