Rites of Spring
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  • Summary: A group of kidnappers abduct the daughter of a wealthy socialite and hide out in an abandoned school in the middle of the woods. But feelings of guilt soon overtake the kidnappers, dividing the group and putting their entire plan in jeopardy. The evening further spirals out of control when their poorly chosen hideout becomes a hunting ground for a mysterious creature that requires springtime ritualistic sacrifices. (IFC Films)… Collapse

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  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.

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