Come Out and Play
Cinedigm Entertainment Group | Release Date: March 22, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
Negative:
1
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75
Slant MagazineNick SchagerMar 16, 2013
Makinov's film expertly crafts a sense of dawning madness that hinges on its villains' unspoken fury at their elders. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 21, 2013
Stripped down and edited for disequilibrium rather than clarity, “Play” is less interested in pandering to gorehounds than in highlighting our reluctance to view children as anything other than innocent. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 21, 2013
This nastily efficient horror film delivers genuine chills. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMar 20, 2013
Come Out and Play is a good example of how to eke out film thrills with a minimum of elements. Makinov should prove to be a filmmaker to watch. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 21, 2013
A one-man band known as Makinov — he wrote, directed, produced, shot, edited and ran sound here — has done a pretty decent job in the chills department using a simple story, small cast and largely contained location. Read full review
40
Time OutEric HynesMar 19, 2013
This remake of ’70s Spanish horror film "Who Can Kill a Child?" is less a contemporary upgrade than an eagerly creaky exploitative throwback. Read full review
0
Village VoiceScott FoundasMar 19, 2013
Even by the standards of the genre, the characters behave with astonishing stupidity, while Makinov tries repeatedly to mine suspense from slowly creeping up on his actors with the camera. Read full review
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