The Night
critic Reviews
, 79% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- The dramatic heft and dread of The Night delivers haunting psychological frights -- and an impressive feature directorial debut for Kourosh Ahari.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCarlos AguilarLos Angeles Times
A goosebumps-inducing affair, "The Night" is at its most effectively unsettling when the focus is to evoke fear as opposed to when it physically shows what's haunting the characters trapped in their respective secret tragedies.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
Spooky and unsettling, director Kourosh Ahari's eerie suspense yarn The Night got under my skin.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's all mood, and I don't know if it necessarily adds up.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAngie HanFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
I thought it really was effectively creepy... There's a pervasive sense that something is off.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
It's a slow build to collapse, escaping the traditional trap of such supernatural suspense films in that both of them have secrets, and it's not the acts themselves but the deceits that have led them to this place.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.com
A knockout debut feature -- so assured that it stands on its own as a filmmaking achievement apart from its historical significance, which is considerable.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSteven ProkopyThird Coast Review
The Night is more about sustained creepiness than actual big scares
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreStephanie ArcherFilm Inquiry
The Night unfortunately does not live up to the expectations it sets for itself and the expectations of a genre.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePiers MarchantArkansas Democrat-Gazette
It's a carefully laid-out picture, albeit perhaps a bit too restrained to become anything more than solidly unnerving. Still, strong moments abound.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFilipe FreitasAlways Good Movies
The film results more formulaic than twisted.
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