Don't Knock Twice Reviews

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Emilie Black
Cinema Crazed
April 18, 2020
he film turns out to a bit run of the mill for fans of the genre but should interest fans of Katee Sackhoff and the more casual genre viewers. It's entertaining enough and is an easy watch.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
Federico Furzan
Cinelipsis
October 23, 2019
Generic trash that cannot surpass its 'straight to video' perfume. [Full review in Spanish].
Full Review | Original Score: 1/4
Tracy Allen
PopHorror.com
August 9, 2019
... a twisty... confusing tale.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/10
Hope Madden
Screen Relish
April 5, 2019
It's bad, is what I'm saying. And worse yet, it's dull.
Full Review | Original Score: 2
Kat Hughes
THN
August 30, 2018
Don't Knock Twice has a really interesting premise, but it relies too much on genre tropes to stand out as original. The narrative falls into age old traps.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Shaun Munro
Flickering Myth
March 19, 2018
The ever-likeable Katee Sackhoff strands herself in a well-made but trite Candyman knock-off that desperately strives to franchise itself out, but leans back on moldy haunted house tropes for the majority.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Chris Evangelista
CutPrintFilm
December 29, 2017
It's the script that isn't doing Don't Knock Twice any favors.
Full Review | Original Score: 5/10
Javier Porta Fouz
La Nación (Argentina)
June 22, 2017
There's no humor, but there are clues as to what this film could've been if it had tried harder to sustain the relationships between its characters. [Full review in Spanish]
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Alan Jones
Radio Times
March 30, 2017
It's essentially the intuitive accuracy of shattered Sackhoff's performance that makes this Old Dark House chestnut worth catching.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
March 28, 2017
Although replete with creepy shocks, this lacks the narrative finesse to match the committed performances and slick visuals.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Josh Winning
Total Film
March 28, 2017
The film's nonsensical mythology quickly unravels. Shame.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Eddie Harrison
The List
March 27, 2017
Professionally mounted, but too familiar to provide anything other than routine jump-scares.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Marija Djurovic
Cairo360
March 22, 2017
The story fails to find its way around all of the missteps and clichs, ultimately becoming another failed attempt of murky shadows and flaky scares.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/5
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
February 27, 2017
The actual horror and thriller aspects just don't gel together with any of the other elements, making James' latest genre effort a movie I respect multiple elements of even if I can't say I enjoyed near as much as I can't help but wish I did.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
Scott Weinberg
Nerdist
February 9, 2017
While a substantial early portion of Don't Knock Twice may feel a bit familiar, it quickly finds its feet and settles into a nice spooky groove that fans of indie/import horror will be sure to appreciate.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5
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Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
February 6, 2017
If it had skipped the clichd supernatural elements to instead concentrate on the relationship between the two central characters, Don't Knock Twice might have emerged as an interesting film.
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Simon Abrams
RogerEbert.com
February 3, 2017
The makers of Don't Knock Twice never successfully flesh out their characters as people, leaving viewers to roll their eyes whenever characters open the wrong door.
Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4
Christian Toto
HollywoodInToto.com
February 3, 2017
Watch carefully. Katee Sackhoff's performance in Don't Knock Twice is a silent cry to find projects worthy of her.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
Amanda Gilroy
PopMatters
February 2, 2017
Savor its clever annotations of feminist horror film theory. Or just enjoy the more visceral pleasures of fear.
Full Review | Original Score: 7/10
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Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
February 2, 2017
A warmed-over hash of "Candyman," "Oculus," "Insidious" and a half-dozen other spook-shows.
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