Hick
Metascore
28 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 7 out of 10
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    May 23, 2012
    38
    I cringed.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    May 10, 2012
    30
    Part road movie and part coming-of-age story but mostly plays like some creepy-perv fantasia looking for mileage from the mature-beyond-her-years presence of young star Chloë Grace Moretz.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    May 11, 2012
    25
    Even an appearance by Alec Baldwin as Moretz's eventual - if highly unlikely - savior isn't enough to keep Hick from leaving a bad taste.
  4. NPR
    Reviewed by: Andrew Lapin
    May 11, 2012
    20
    What is watchable here is made possible by the sheer will of the gifted Moretz, who's in every scene as the precocious Luli.
  5. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: R. Kurt Osenlund
    May 8, 2012
    12
    It doesn't take long to gather the influences trickling through Derick Martini's Hick, an aimless tumbleweed of a road movie if ever there was one.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Rachel Saltz
    May 10, 2012
    30
    Ms. Portes's script strains credulity, and it's not helped by Mr. Martini, who can't find the right tone.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    May 8, 2012
    20
    Too odd to be funny, too cold-hearted to be tragic, Hick is an infuriating muddle.

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User Score
6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. rjfoxtrot
    8
    I don't understand why people dislike this movie. It was pretty good. The story was comical and cool. The acting was good. It's not my favorite movie but it's definitely a movie worth seeing.… Full Review »
  2. TsukasaUjiie
    9
    Good movie. The, sometimes disturbing, interactions between characters were fascinating and the narative was very well paced. I dont understand why its been panned so badly by critics.… Full Review »
  3. OmarGarcia
    5
    I'm not going to lie I was pretty entertained watching the whole thing, but really confused where they were trying to go with this, but still entertaining to watch.… Full Review »
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