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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireRogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshirePetroni, in any case, is a skilled storyteller with a strong visual sense.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe film is part psychological thriller, part horror movie, and the horror elements deliver some solid frights. Mr. Brody isn’t asked to stretch much, but he does his usual thing adroitly.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreNeill is quietly compelling, as always. Brody underplays Pete, emphasizing his suffering, his victimhood, his guilt. It’s a performance mostly of reactions, and the aforementioned wayward accent.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s a bit derivative, with borrowings from a handful of other films, but there are some nasty moments.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayWhile everyone involved with Backtrack is a polished pro, the movie's tastefulness gets in the way of the suspense.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckLacking the stylistic finesse that might have compensated for its schematic narrative deficiencies, Backtrack lives up to its title all too well.
- 40New York Daily NewsStephen WhittyNew York Daily NewsStephen WhittyBacktrack eventually moves beyond its shamelessly borrowed set-up to create a few chills of its own.
- 30Village VoiceAaron HillisVillage VoiceAaron HillisBetween the generic shadowy cinematography and a gothic score that manages to telegraph even the film's jump-scares, there's no tangible tension by which to build an effective climax.
- 12Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezThe film is the cinematic equivalent of watching a Rubik's Cube noisily solve itself for 90 minutes.
- 12New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle Smith“I see dead people,” Adrien Brody all but exclaims in Backtrack, a movie that tries to make a choo-choo out of “The Sixth Sense” but immediately goes off the rails.