Black Rock Reviews

despite the occasional mismatch between the human drama and more genre-bound concerns, for the most part Black Rock is a tense, atmospheric and engaging affair, with an existential edge.

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Works perfectly fine as a traditional fight-for-survival chiller, but the underlying gender issues give this would-be midnight-movie offering an extra jolt.

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Working from a ruthlessly efficient script by husband Mark Duplass, Aselton effortlessly sets up the women's reunion scenario before effectively flipping the action from drama to thriller.

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Straining to be a distaff "Deliverance," indie thriller Black Rock is unable to shock, much less convince.

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The shotgun wedding of mumblecore and bare-bones genre filmmaking is promising in theory, but lackluster and surprisingly generic in practice.

Full Review | Original Score: C-

Black Rock is well-acted, and contains a couple of memorable scenes, but for the most part this is a blah buddy dramedy that transforms into a blah chase thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: C-

Black Rock makes subtle changes that distinguish it as a marginally more thoughtful stalking killer movie, but horror fans will find its twists and turns too familiar to leave a lasting impression.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10