Blackwoods
Metascore
30 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 5 out of 8
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    Far from a future cult classic, it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    The film's poky pacing is a liability -- the setup takes an awfully long time.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Paul Malcolm
    40
    Whatever the cause, everyone involved takes this blend of slick Verhoeven sleaze and Deliverance-brand musk way too seriously.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    30
    Tries to salvage its dopey premise with frantic final-reel plot contortions.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    25
    Cheesy horror flick that feels like straight-to-video material.
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  6. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    25
    Director Uwe Boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    20
    Always a welcome presence in any film, Howard, as a simple-minded hick, gives Blackwoods whatever humor and life it has.
  8. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: Andy Klein
    20
    Boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up, but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect.

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