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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsBody feels downright old-fashioned: a thriller with tension that doesn't stem from gore, jump scares, or other cheap shock tactics, but rather a creeping dread that grows with each red herring, and slow-burn plot twist.
- 70Village VoiceLara ZarumVillage VoiceLara ZarumOn the surface a typical exercise in horror-film cliché, Body turns out to be a far more thought-provoking creature, a parable of adulthood and a stinging indictment of white-girl privilege.
- 67The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthBody is very much an exercise, but by a couple of guys who are already showing a confident handle of coaxing solid performances out of their cast, sustaining a mood, and not reaching beyond their means.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe filmmakers exhibit no interest in watching the story's central wolves wiggle out of the trap they've potentially set for themselves.
- 50The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe film is well-acted, slickly made on a shoestring budget, and blessedly efficient, with a runtime that inches just past the one-hour mark, credits included. It’s also nearly devoid of surprises, sending its characters through some Hitchcockian paces en route to an ending that’s more depressing for its predictability than its bleakness.
- 40The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyBody eventually goes for ["Very Bad Thing"'s] brand of cheap irony in a less blackly comedic register, and unfortunately achieves it.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJust because Body could be made doesn’t mean it needed to be.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe polished, bland low-budget presentation doesn’t raise much tension, and the script springs no real surprises