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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe blunt examination of COVID ideologies is ingenious, though difficult to fully unpack without giving away the third act, but it’s the filmmaking’s ruthlessness that’ll catch in your mind.
- 75The Film StageC.J. PrinceThe Film StageC.J. PrinceRather than aim high, Sick is happy to make the most of what it has to work with, and shows how sticking to the basics can still provide a hell of a fun time.
- 75RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsIt takes a moment for the action to start—about 38 minutes—but once it does, this otherwise generic thriller’s flimsy relevance and unusual pacing not only seem more forgivable but maybe even sneakily clever.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIt’s best to let audiences discover the reaper’s motives in context; suffice to say that “Sick” not only factors in our still-evolving COVID-era rules but also serves as an amusing time capsule for the collective fear that has seized us these past three years.
- 63Slant MagazineMark HansonSlant MagazineMark HansonThroughout, the film’s characters impressively hold their own when forced to defend their lives, with director John Hyams catching every incident of bone-crunching mayhem as if he were shooting a martial arts film.
- 60IGNMatt DonatoIGNMatt DonatoSick is exceptionally paced and provides slasher thrills with breakneck intensity, but loses traction during a wobbly landing that needlessly overcomplicates an otherwise cutthroat thrill ride.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIf Sick isn’t a great COVID-inspired horror film, at least it’s a start.
- 60The GuardianAdrian HortonThe GuardianAdrian HortonWilliamson knows how to write a horror script – Sick offers moderate to intense thrills delivered in a compact frame whose Covid 2020 specificity adds more to the tension than it distracts.
- 58ColliderAlyse WaxColliderAlyse WaxSick is a decent slasher that hits all the right buttons, has some good scares and bloody kills, and has a unique take on the slasher tale—as long as you have the patience to get there. But considering this is from the writer of Scream, it’s hard to not hope for a little bit more than this.
- 40Rolling StoneDavid FearRolling StoneDavid FearWhether the ideas they’re toying with here offer a booster shot of relevance to a modern slasher story is, frankly, debatable. What we can say is: congratulations on being both first out of the gate and an instant subgenre footnote.