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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNot one for climactic endings or predictable histrionics, the director, David Barker (who wrote the script with Ms. Meierhans and Mr. Godere), sticks to the stylistic template of his debut feature, "Afraid of Everything," which was filmed in 1999. Preferring the tease over the tell, his films coax us into looking beneath the surface. What we find is mostly up to us.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasReplete with superior acting and visual splendor, the film is a fine instance of the overly familiar made fresh.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonSome movie buffs will be amused to note slight but perceptible plot similarities between Daylight and, of all things, "The Tall T," Budd Boetticher's classic 1957 Western. To their credit, the filmmakers more or less acknowledge the influence in the closing credits.
- 70Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallDirector David Barker creates tension by crosscutting between shots of the sun-drenched landscape and charged close-ups of the cloistered characters before delivering a bloody climax.
- 60Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonPunctuating views of the bucolic countryside and sky attest to nature or God's indifference to human suffering, but such formalist touches don't overwhelm the responsive ensemble work in this resourceful, taboo-prodding sickie.
- 50Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Daylight reaches an apex of terror that it never quite tops.