Wolf Creek: Critic Reviews

87%

MovieWeb: 7 reviews

53%

RottenTomatoes: 114 reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

59

An unusually crisp and boldly shot Texas Chainsaw Massacre knockoff.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Manohla Dargis New York Times (Top Critic)

40

The 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.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

38

There'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.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Stephen Hunter Washington Post (Top Critic)

And that's it: The bad guy with the sideburns tortures them and lets them have it one at a time.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Janice Page Boston Globe (Top Critic)

63

At least as unnerving as it is gratuitously sadistic, skin deep, and full of plot holes the size of Ayers Rock.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Michael Atkinson Village Voice (Top Critic)

Wolf Creek is unimaginative, light on the grue and heavy on the faux-serious desperation.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News (Top Critic)

13

Just because Dimension considered Greg McLean's nasty exploitation flick worthy of their time and money doesn't mean it deserves yours.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

38

Wolf Creek is wicked and witless -- cruel for the sake of cruelty.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Tom Maurstad Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

67

Mr. McLean uses all sorts of storytelling tricks to keep you guessing while the quartet of unknown actors deliver deeply affecting performances.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

0

There is a line and this movie crosses it. I don't know where the line is, but it's way north of Wolf Creek.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Jessica Reaves Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

63

As horror movies go, this is a pretty good one, at once a tense, visceral and tightly woven tale.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

75

The four actors fit into their respective roles nicely, though in the case of Jarrat's bushman Mick, nice isn't quite the right word.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Richard Nilsen Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

40

A very unpleasant movie.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Dennis Harvey Variety (Top Critic)

[It's] scary cinema pushed to the brink of punishment. But there's no question that what it sets out to do, it does alarmingly well.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

75

A gorily effective Australian variation of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

40

Killers don't need motivation anymore, just opportunity. And despite game efforts to throw us off the scene, to surprise us into who will live and tell the tale, there aren't any surprises.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Tony Wong Toronto Star (Top Critic)

88

Australian writer and director McLean produces what is likely the most riveting horror movie you will see this year.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Jennie Punter Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

You want to close your eyes but can't -- a sure sign the horror is working.
Full Review » 6 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

75

What Wolf Creek offers is a competently made horror excursion with an unfortunate reliance upon cliches balanced off by some legitimate shocks.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

It's a story bound to give even the most seasoned thrill seeker nightmares.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

40

An initially promising horror film that turns exploitive, Wolf Creek fails to deliver the requisite payoff considering its leisurely pace.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion

Gets under the skin
Full Review » 3 years ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

Full Review » 3 years ago
Lucius Gore ESplatter

88

Despite the obvious influences of the original "Chainsaw," "Hills Have Eyes," "Last House," and other kidnap-terror films, you can't predict what is going to happen in this film.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Steve Biodrowski ESplatter

For all its efforts at avoiding the usual slasher movie nonsense, it does fall back on some familiar, lame plot devices.
Full Review » 4 years ago