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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarWhat's more refreshing about Severance is how the movie's humor offsets the violence, and even that is pretty restrained (at least by modern standards).
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversDirector and co-writer Christopher Smith, mischievously blending "The Office" with "Friday the 13th," keeps things fierce and funny enough to give Steve Carell ideas.
- 75The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasSeverance still seems a few rewrites away from living up to its potential, but it's remarkable how much just a modicum of wit can spice up the standard backwoods slice-and-dice. Scaring people with a horror film is easy; entertaining them takes a little skill.
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderFor horror fans who crave a few laughs along with their ritual decapitations and limb severings.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettA winning combination of laughs and genuine shocks.
- 70VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyEscalating blend of black humor and grisly goings-on in the wilds of Hungary fully delivers in its latter half.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA lively romp through terrain less traveled than you might think.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe chintzy characters, hair-raising deaths, and one spectacular rocket-launcher joke aren't enough to give "Hostel" a run for its blood.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliManages to mix in a few good gags with the requisite gore.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceWhen Smith's Grand Guignol tableaux are strung together, they lack any forward momentum. Some take inspired comic flight. The rest crash to the ground and, like so much else in Severance, go splat.