57
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonThis horror comedy is loaded with decapitations, bodies torn in two and spewing blood, and yet, unlike the grim, torture-filled gore-fests of late, Hatchet’s mayhem is so giddily over-the-top that you end up applauding the low-budget aplomb of it all.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovNo other film in recent memory has featured such a terrifically retro maniac or revisited the heyday of Eighties gore films with such gleeful, moist abandon.
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThis is not a film intended for a wide audience. But B-movie fans who find their way to Adam Green's gory schlock extravaganza are going to like it.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeHatchet is further evidence of the decline of Western civilization.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickDirector Adam Green's genuine affection for the genre helps make Hatchet a cut above average.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisHorror without suspense is like sex without love: you can appreciate the technicalities, but ultimately there’s no reason to care.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangJoel David Moore leads a cast full of token minorities and bickering bimbos, whom writer-helmer Adam Green dispatches with knowing glee and an obvious love for genre conventions that almost overcomes the derivative scripting.
- Even after appropriately lowering expectations, it's kind to call this one a cut below.