Pet
Orion Pictures | Release Date: December 2, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Screen DailyKim NewmanDec 9, 2016
Once past a first reel which deliberately sticks to torture porn conventions, Pet is redeemed by a series of developments that take the film into surprising story and character areas. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDec 9, 2016
The film is engrossing, thanks to the director’s skill at delivering sustained tension, and the excellent performances. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshDec 1, 2016
Pet isn’t much more than a twist on an old conceit, and the character beats are painted with overly broad strokes, but it’s sharply shot with a crystalline sense of unease, and Monaghan and Solo lean into their creepy performances wholeheartedly. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDec 1, 2016
The pace is patient, the acting solid and the special effects emphasize craft over flash as the characters rejigger our perceptions from one scene to the next. Read full review
50
ConsequenceDan CaffreyNov 30, 2016
As hard as Pet tries to be something different, it still feels like a film about a woman in a dog cage. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoDec 4, 2016
Pet is scariest when exploiting our social fears of being rejected, and at its worst when playing some psychological switcheroo in a Saw-like basement. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonDec 1, 2016
The screenplay quickly loses this moral clarity as the plot twists pile up and the power balances shift. Read full review
12
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyDec 2, 2016
In a movie year in which I’ve had to see both “Clown” and “Trash Fire,” the bar for worst of year is pretty low. I suppose that Pet, for me at least, completes a trifecta of sorts. Read full review
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