Hell Fest
CBS Films | Release Date: September 28, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critics
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageMike MazzantiSep 30, 2018
A balance is struck between fun and fear, make-believe terror and actual trauma. It borders on an examination of real pain, still lets you whoop at the madness, then has that cheer catch in your throat. Read full review
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The GuardianMike McCahillNov 29, 2018
Plotkin’s relentless button-pushing, coupled to the script’s cringe-inducing yooftalk, instead mark Hell Fest as unmistakably the work of middle-aged execs trying to jab suggestible teenagers back into cinemas. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comNick AllenSep 28, 2018
It’s the closest you can subject people to a horror potluck without being "The Cabin in the Woods." So why can’t the six writers of this story have more fun with this premise? Read full review
33
IndieWireMichael NordineOct 2, 2018
A generous reading suggests that its vaguely feminist subtext is intentional rather than a happy accident, and to some extent it may well be, but for the most part Hell Fest simply adheres to long-established genre tropes. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 28, 2018
It delivers the tedious, heavy-breathing buildup associated with the genre, but skimps on the scares and the gory, gooey good stuff. Read full review
30
VarietyDennis HarveySep 28, 2018
Eye candy without much to offer the brain or emotions, Hell Fest is a competently crafted slasher film rendered instantly forgettable by its disinterest in character, plot, and motivation, let alone original ideas. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurraySep 27, 2018
Hell Fest has exactly one genuinely nail-biting scene.... Otherwise, the movie does little to update, subvert, or comment on the trappings of classic thrillers like “The Funhouse” and “Halloween.” Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 27, 2018
The killings aren’t particularly gripping, there’s little suspense in the earliest ones and the menace is pretty watered down for much of the movie. Read full review
20
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiSep 28, 2018
It’s in love with its location and couldn’t care less about the characters. Even the kills are rote disappointments, at least by slasher-enthusiast standards. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichSep 28, 2018
It should surprise no one that, as Hell Fest comes to a close, Evil Hoodie Man pulls a Michael Myers disappearing act. This leads to a narrative twist so ridiculous that all non-syringe-pierced oculi will roll. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiOct 3, 2018
But really, it seems like a movie hatched because someone had access to an amusement park and knew a lot of people in the makeup and lighting department. Read full review
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