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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoI wish the film withheld more information from its audience to raise the overall tension but it’s a solid genre pic, made so primarily by two entirely committed performances from its talented leads.
- 70Village VoiceZachary WigonVillage VoiceZachary WigonWhile its ending descends into standard horror tropes that fail to completely satisfy its promise, the film nevertheless achieves emotional resonance due to how effectively it joins its source of horror with the stuff of everyday human anxieties.
- 70The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloJaniak handles both horror and drama ably enough to suggest that she’d excel at either genre. She hasn’t yet mastered the combination, but it’s only her first try. Give her time.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA lean, low-budget debut that taps into newlywed anxiety with subtle wit and no small amount of style.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe gory final act can't help but be an explanatory letdown after so much enigmatic fizz, but that's little bother when the rest of "Honeymoon" delivers a steady dose of newlywed nightmare.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberHoneymoon is a microbudgeted horror movie that achieves some genuinely shivery moments.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIt waffles between dramatizing youthful self-absorption and succumbing to it, and this tonal instability comes to effectively mirror the domestic discord that's revealed to be its real subject.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanA tense, two-piece horror with serious kick.
- 60Time Out LondonNigel FloydTime Out LondonNigel FloydJaniak has succeeded in making what she calls ‘an elevated genre story’, yet much of its frightening psychological ambiguity is erased by a disappointingly conventional ending.
- 60Total FilmSimon KinnearTotal FilmSimon KinnearThe thematic weight drags down the tension, yet just when it seems Janiak has forgotten the scares she pulls off a creepy finale.