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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistThe PlaylistGerald’s Game is a symphony of suspense and scares, spiked with just the right amount of gruesome gore.
- 90VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonTaken strictly on its own terms, the film adaptation is an arrestingly and sometimes excruciatingly suspenseful psychological thriller lightly garnished with horror-movie flourishes...and driven by a compelling lead performance that is entirely worthy of a description too often misapplied to lesser work: tour de force.
- 89IGNWilliam BibbianiIGNWilliam BibbianiGerald’s Game is a set of tightly wound gears that cranks out dread. Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood are as superb as they have ever been.
- 83The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifePerhaps because he’s had a couple of decades to think about it, Flanagan’s vision for the film is assured, full of intimate closeups that allow Gugino’s multi-layered performance to shine.
- 81The VergeTasha RobinsonThe VergeTasha RobinsonIt’s a heightened, sometimes stagey take on a trashy exploitation flick, but it is mesmerizing.
- 80Paste MagazinePaste MagazineUltimately, Gerald’s Game is an unassuming, overachieving little thriller that is blessed by two performers capable of handling the lion’s share of the dramatic challenges it presents.
- 75ConsequenceDan CaffreyConsequenceDan CaffreyDespite a handful of faults, it’s that rare horror film that works on both a psychological and a visceral level.
- 60Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlWith rasps and desperate eyes, Gugino communicates Jessie’s thinking and planning so powerfully that cutaways to that other Jessie, the chatty vision, egging her on, prove redundant.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenMike Flanagan is an un-ironic humanist, which is rare in the horror genre. And this admirable quality trips the filmmaker up in the second half of Gerald's Game, which pivots on Jessie learning to stand up to diseased masculinity.