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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerDirector Rebekah McKendry follows up her deliciously disgusting Lovecraftian rest stop comedy Glorious with a feature that doesn't have quite the same twisted ingenuity. Instead, she focuses on good, old-fashioned scares.
- 60Paste MagazineMatt DonatoPaste MagazineMatt DonatoThere’s not much to Elevator Game, and McKendry struggles to find the film’s extra gear, which underwhelms in its familiarity instead of finding comfort in the YouTuber satirization that has become popular with the rise of social media.
- 40The GuardianPhuong LeThe GuardianPhuong LeCardboard characters aside, Elevator Game is also pretty sluggish, despite its relatively short runtime. Plodding through an endless string of dull shot/reverse shots between the quarrelling vloggers, the film finally reaches the dreaded fifth floor, but the payoff is tame and bloodless.
- 38RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenNot dunking on social media teens is a refreshing angle, enough to make you want to care about their inevitable deaths. But the movie's by-the-numbers horror will make you feel otherwise.