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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatFilm ThreatEvery single performance is the result of a cast that has gone to the far reaches of acting ability and even exceeded them.
- 100Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonWriter-director Greg McLean, who has many shorts and commercials under his belt, makes a significant feature debut here, with unapologetic horror that doesn't compromise.
- 80L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonL.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonFull of clever reversals, brief triumphs and bitter setbacks, Wolf Creek is consummately well-crafted, unapologetically vicious and leavened with moments of humor that merely intensify the horror.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyEssentially a worst-case-scenario white-knuckler executed with terrifically focused skill and realism.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThe vogue for retro-horror, particularly the stripped-down shivers of 1970's slasher flicks, continues apace in this nasty little piece of work from Australia.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergThe Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergAn auspicious debut from first time Aussie writer/director Greg Mclean, film combines the style of cheesy horror films and the flair of classic thrillers.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerJohn Jarratt is perfectly creepy as the outback loner gone psychotic survivalist who gets his kicks from the systematic degradation and torture of hapless victims. And make no mistake, the ordeal is excruciating.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe ambitions are so paltry that our response should be too: Wolf Creek is unimaginative, light on the grue and heavy on the faux-serious desperation.
- 38USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThere's no substitute for bad taste. And this one has it double-barreled, both in the timing of its release and as a movie, one said to be loosely based on fact.
- 0Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere is a line and this movie crosses it. I don't know where the line is, but it's way north of Wolf Creek. There is a role for violence in film, but what the hell is the purpose of this sadistic celebration of pain and cruelty?