The cringeworthy comedy Darby and the Dead is as fresh and funny as a rotting corpse. This dreadful dud relentlessly insults its characters and viewers, as it clumsily rips off ideas from better movies.

| Jan 2, 2023

Well written and acted teen supernatural story. Riele Downs and Auli'i Cravalho are excellent

| Dec 31, 2022

With rare exceptions, movie studios usually call it right when they debut a movie on streaming instead of theaters — and that’s the case with “Darby and the Dead,” a teen comedy that’s not quite as fun as its premise.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 11, 2022

Darby and the Dead is no game-changer but it is thoroughly enjoyable and energetic.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 8, 2022

This film features a cast of promising young actors, but it lacks originality and falls into the trap of many high school movies that portray teens as superficial products of worn-out clichés.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 7, 2022

Fortunately, there are ghosts (including a funny minor role from Wayne Knight), and Downs is hilarious. Both of these things keep the movie on track and enjoyable.

| Dec 6, 2022

With a refreshingly diverse cast and a compelling premise, there’s a lot to appreciate about Darby and the Dead — even with its muddied execution.

| Dec 5, 2022

This is a welcome and original teen movie that plays with the expected elements of the genre but still manages to stand on its own as an enjoyable watch.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 5, 2022

A Deado Good Time

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Dec 5, 2022

Falls into a lot of teen tropes that wear thin, but this story still works even if some of those teen elements are a real stretch.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 3, 2022

This teen movie formula was due for an upgrade, and Darby and the Dead delivered in spades.

| Dec 2, 2022

The cast is engaging and the thin premise yields some scattered laughs. But the film stumbles when reaching for a more profound exploration of grief, mortality, and being true to yourself.

| Dec 2, 2022

Darby and the Dead mashes up a host of YA movie tropes into a snappy but ultimately forgettable ride.

| Original Score: C | Dec 2, 2022

If you’re expecting ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE then Darby is happy to defy your expectations.

| Dec 2, 2022

Add this one to always-growing pile of movies with inspired premises that don't take advantage of them...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 2, 2022

“Darby and the Dead” is dead on arrival.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 1, 2022

As familiar as this tale of female transformation feels, there is an authentic sweetness to Darby and Capri’s fledgling friendship.

| Dec 1, 2022

Has zero spirit.

| Original Score: D- | Dec 1, 2022

A love letter to those grieving, reminding us not to forget to celebrate life.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 1, 2022

For all the ways that Darby and the Dead tries to give its abundantly safe story some life, it can’t break free of a narrative hellbent on dragging it to the grave.

| Original Score: C | Dec 1, 2022