45
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The PlaylistWarren CantrellThe PlaylistWarren CantrellBolstered by a damn fine turn by Dorff, who carries most of the film, there’s more to like than dislike with this one.
- 67Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghFilm Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghDon’t Go is sufficiently subtle that some viewers will find it dull and lacking in traditionally “scary” moments. But others will appreciate the care with which it walks the line between supernatural and psychological horror.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreLimerick native co-writer/director David Gleeson (“Cowboys & Angels”) ensures we get lots of local color in the people, the scenery and the school and Irish pub life in this story.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFor all its effective atmospherics and performances, Don't Go has an inevitably familiar feel.
- 50The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeIt falls on the performances to add subtle touches to the narrative’s broad strokes. George is admirably warm as the earthbound Hazel, and Dorff suggests the selfishness of his character’s selfless desperation.
- 40Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe idea of human memory as a kind of time machine is powerful, and writer-director David Gleeson and his co-writer Ronan Blaney make it pay it off well in their movie’s final 10 minutes. It’s the preceding 80 that are the problem.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAll this adds up to a big “whatever.” Don’t Go isn’t sure whether it wants to be a frightening fantasy or a poignantly warm-and-fuzzy one.