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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerCobweb's greatest achievement is in ambiguity, in leading the story to its inevitable ending without ever sacrificing that unnerving quality.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussSan Francisco ChronicleBob StraussAmid all the mayhem, a fairly lucid portrait of disturbed child psychology emerges. Although derivative, Chris Thomas Devlin’s script has enough sick, witty ideas to make the fearsome goings-on seem fresh and immediate. At the very least, after watching Cobweb, you’ll never look at a jack-o’-lantern the same way again.
- 67ColliderMarco Vito OddoColliderMarco Vito OddoThere’s no sugarcoating Cobweb’s flaws, from pacing to convoluted editing. Yet, the movie does have the potential to become a crowd-pleaser, as it does deliver the scares. It might not be a particularly memorable horror film, but it’s still entertaining, and sometimes that’s all the reason we need to go to theaters.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyDirector Samuel Bodin’s first theatrical feature is atmospheric, and departs from stock slasher conventions just enough to make for an entertaining if unexceptional scarefest.
- 60IGNMatt DonatoIGNMatt DonatoCobweb feels like an incomplete collection of horror ideas that aren't explored to their full potential, but it ultimately succeeds thanks to deranged performances by Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr.
- 55TheWrapKristen LopezTheWrapKristen LopezWhat keeps Cobweb moving is the duo that is Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr and, if anything, it’s frustrating that the movie doesn’t utilize them more.
- 50Slant MagazineGreg NussenSlant MagazineGreg NussenAs tantalizing as the film’s ambiguity can be in certain moments, there comes a point where it starts to feel at once half-baked and a transparent means of delaying the inevitable.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreCobweb is a horror genre piece as simple and to the point as its title.
- 32PolygonJoshua RiveraPolygonJoshua RiveraUnfortunately, the film’s most compelling questions don’t ever get answered.
- 25RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloRogerEbert.comMonica CastilloWhile the strange and unusual world of Samuel Bodin’s Cobweb has ample enough unsettling energy thanks to Philip Lozano’s ominous cinematography, it fails to reach its scary ambitions. Jump scares feel less jumpy, and the twists are predictable.