70 Variety | Joe Leydon A surprisingly effective teen-skewing thriller that soft-pedals graphic violence (in marked contrast to the R-rated 1980 original) while generating a fair degree of suspense. Read full review
50 TV Guide | Maitland McDonagh Formulaic to the core, this reworking of the fondly remembered high-school slasher picture works surprisingly well on its own terms. Read full review
40 The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen Without the gore, this old school slasher rehash is one anemic bore. Read full review
30 Los Angeles Times | This is as listless, mindless and utterly useless a piece of corporate brain-clog as one is likely to come across for quite some time. Read full review