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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerMakinov's film expertly crafts a sense of dawning madness that hinges on its villains' unspoken fury at their elders.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis nastily efficient horror film delivers genuine chills.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisStripped down and edited for disequilibrium rather than clarity, “Play” is less interested in pandering to gorehounds than in highlighting our reluctance to view children as anything other than innocent.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenCome Out and Play is a good example of how to eke out film thrills with a minimum of elements. Makinov should prove to be a filmmaker to watch.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinA one-man band known as Makinov — he wrote, directed, produced, shot, edited and ran sound here — has done a pretty decent job in the chills department using a simple story, small cast and largely contained location.
- 40Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesThis remake of ’70s Spanish horror film "Who Can Kill a Child?" is less a contemporary upgrade than an eagerly creaky exploitative throwback.
- 0Village VoiceScott FoundasVillage VoiceScott FoundasEven by the standards of the genre, the characters behave with astonishing stupidity, while Makinov tries repeatedly to mine suspense from slowly creeping up on his actors with the camera.