Infested
critic Reviews
, 97% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- A chillingly effective creature feature with more on its mind than simple creepy-crawlies, Infested draws viewers into its web with stylish efficiency.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
But the best thing I can say about Infested is that I squirmed in my seat as if I were sitting on a chair made out of upturned nails for the majority of the running time.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKatie RifeIGN Movies
The kind of film where a viewer feels compelled to shake out their pant leg afterwards to make sure there aren’t any critters hiding in there, which, on an elemental level, makes Infested a success.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMonica CastilloRogerEbert.com
Vanicek’s first feature is an impressive debut, driven by an energetic fright.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDennis HarveyVariety
An instant minor genre classic, it is fun and then some — a conceptually unremarkable but resourceful, energetic, stylish and good-humored creature feature with above-average human character interest.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJeannette CatsoulisNew York Times
There are no fresh ideas in the French creepy-crawler “Infested,” yet this first feature from Sébastien Vanicek scurries forward with such pep and purpose that its shortcomings are easily forgivable.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark HansonSlant Magazine
If Infested had given us a little more reason to invest in its human specimens than in the blunt mechanics of its genre trappings, then maybe some of the commentary would have clung to us like the webs do to the spiders’ victims.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSarah VincentBoston Movie News
The theme of residents versus cops may remind some viewers of the “Rec” Spanish film franchise, but instead of using the residents as obstacles and threats to sympathetic outsiders investigating the phenomenon, the residents are centered
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAndy KleinFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Creepy, icky, and pretty effective.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJK SoojaCommon Sense Media
The characters feel real and organic in Infested, and the performances are noteworthy.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJosh BellThe Inlander (Spokane, WA)
Features some of the most skin-crawling, anxiety-inducing scenes in any recent horror movie, executed with impressive skill for a feature debut.
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