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Sick

2022

John Hyams

Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, Dylan Sprayberry, Jane Adams ...

5.8

810

Horror. Thriller Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone - or so they think

	Media	Author	Review
		Joe Lipsett Bloody Disgusting	"The film is so strong (...) It feels like a welcome home party for Williamson: fans of 'Scream' will find plenty of callbacks to his most famous work (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Mark Hanson Slant	"Throughout, director John Hyams brings kinetic heat to ['Sick']'s slasher trappings (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Alyse Wax Collider	"A decent slasher that hits all the right buttons, has some good scares and bloody kills, and has a unique take on the slasher tale. But it's hard to not hope for a little bit more than this"
		Josh Korngut Dread Central	"There is no pretense to the horror here. It’s real and it’s relentless (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Rafael Motamayor SlashFilm	"[It] is a well-made, well-executed, and smarty-written pandemic home invasion slasher (...) It features great and smart characters (...) with creative camera work"
		Marshall Shaffer Decider	"'Sick' arrives too late with its commentary on social responsibility in the pandemic era to land with any kind of real scares (...) The setting might seem new and interesting, but little else in the film is"
		Matt Donato IGN	"[It] is too full-throttle and exceptionally thrilling to ignore. Even then, some will feel abandoned by the shocking revelations that occur as two girls learn why they've become horror movie targets"
		Andrew Crump The Playlist	"The blunt examination of COVID ideologies is ingenious (...) but it’s the filmmaking’s ruthlessness that’ll catch in your mind."
		C.J. Prince The Film Stage	"The first good entry about the pandemic, one that would find the perfect blend of executing genre thrills while seizing upon the moment to portray some of the insanity we’ve all dealt with for the past two years"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"A small cast and a simple –but efficient– story makes for a solid little horror treat (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Anna McKibbin Paste Magazine	"[It] tests positive for gory fun"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"'Sick' not only factors in our still-evolving COVID-era rules, but also serves as an amusing time capsule for the collective fears that have seized us these past three years"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"Whether the ideas they're toying with here offer a booster shot of relevance to a modern slasher story is, frankly, debatable"
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"Hyams’ film doesn’t make the most of its concept but, although it’s not a particularly interesting slasher, it is an efficient one"
		Adrian Horton The Guardian	"A brisk, well-structured horror from 'Scream' writer Kevin Williamson (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		JIMMYO JoBlo	"The satisfying slasher film is ripe with tension. John Hyams has given us a feature that puts the foot on the gas and rarely eases up"
		Andrew Mack Screen Anarchy	"A leaner than usual slasher flick that is equal parts comfort food that still manages to conjure up oohs and aahs from this reviewer"
		Simon Abrams rogerebert.com	"[It] is exactly what it looks like, and a lot of mean-spirited fun at that (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"'Sick' is a well-crafted by the screenwriters horror movie and directed with style and energy by the skilled John Hyams"

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