Rites of Spring
Metascore
33 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Aug 1, 2012
    70
    Helmer-writer Padraig Reynolds creates a dizzying pastiche of genre conventions, and he has a terrific actress in Anessa Ramsey, who's that rare thing in horror, a thoroughly convincing victim.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    Jul 25, 2012
    42
    Rites Of Spring does have a real "no idea what's going to happen next" quality, which is rare. Then again, that's because the movie feels haphazard and unfinished: more weed than plant.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Andy Webster
    Jul 26, 2012
    40
    The cinematographer, Carl Herse, knows his way around genre staples like claustrophobic cornfields, animal carcasses, porcelain-doll heads, voyeur perspectives, decrepit interiors and, of course, the time-honored serial-killer wall, with thumbtacked clippings and photographs about old murders. Nevertheless, Rites of Spring yields a slender bounty.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Jul 28, 2012
    30
    A grindhouse slasher picture that swings from dull to ridiculous without finding any pulpy pleasure in between.
  5. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Calum Marsh
    Jul 23, 2012
    0
    Padraig Reynolds's film has no interest in self-awareness, and in fact wears stupidity as a sort of badge of honor.

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