Metacritic Movie Ratings
Hatchet Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Tribune

  This is not a film intended for a wide audience. But B-movie fans who find their way to Adam Green's gory schlock extravaganza are going to like it.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  Joel David Moore leads a cast full of token minorities and bickering bimbos, whom writer-helmer Adam Green dispatches with knowing glee and an obvious love for genre conventions that almost overcomes the derivative scripting.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  Horror without suspense is like sex without love: you can appreciate the technicalities, but ultimately there's no reason to care.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Even after appropriately lowering expectations, it's kind to call this one a cut below.

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