Drives into every plot hole and then unites them into a canyon.

| Original Score: D | Jul 17, 2023

Formulas are what Ethan should be helping Jackson study, not what the film should make the audience endure.

| Jul 14, 2023

It’s surprising that “The Tutor” didn’t end up in the less-traveled end of a Netflix queue — because if idiotic psychological thrillers like this one escape their natural habitat, what are streaming services good for?

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Apr 23, 2023

This thriller tries to subvert the old stalker/psychopath subgenre, but, saddled with two deeply unsympathetic characters and moving in odd, baffling rhythms, it ultimately frustrates and annoys.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 7, 2023

Unfortunately, in trying to reinvent the wheel, it tries to do something so different with the genre that it ends up becoming a confusing mess where audiences may not know how to feel.

| Apr 7, 2023

It’s always nice to encounter low-budget thrillers that unexpectedly hit the mark. This stumbling, ineffectual effort isn’t one of them.

| Original Score: C- | Apr 5, 2023

After watching The Tutor, it's obvious that the filmmakers need lessons on how to make a good movie. This flimsy drama about a tutor stalked by a student ends up falling apart with avoidable plot holes and a stupid ending.

| Apr 3, 2023

This is a terrific little thriller that is involving up to the end.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Mar 31, 2023

The Tutor is a snoozy little thriller where fans will be at least a step or two ahead of the narrative...By the time it gets to the violent conclusion, savvy thriller fans will already have checked out.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 30, 2023

An old-fashioned thriller that wants to keep us guessing but ultimately breaches a proverbial contract between a movie and its viewer.

| Mar 29, 2023

It’s not the evocative queer suspense film it could have been, but the hallmarks of the Erotic Thriller are there: secrets dredged up, the erosion of a heterosexual relationship, a Michael Douglas-esque protagonist, and a nefarious/convoluted murder plot

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 28, 2023

For those able to avoid the traps of over-critiquing or even overthinking, "The Tutor" captures much of what people enjoy about these popular popcorn thrillers.

| Mar 28, 2023

Twisty enough to keep you interested till the very end.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 26, 2023

The Tutor is a mildly entertaining thriller that convolutes itself with too many twists.

| Mar 25, 2023

I can't decide if it's so bad it's good or if it's just plain old bad.

| Mar 25, 2023

Works best when keeping the audience in suspense. Noah Schnapp is great, but unfortunately the twist ending just doesn't work, which makes the whole thing fall apart.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 24, 2023

As it grinds through its progressively far-fetched twists, this lurid thriller fails to generate much emotional investment in the unraveling of its central mystery.

| Mar 24, 2023

“The Tutor” ... could have benefitted from a few more drafts, or perhaps complete abandonment.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Mar 24, 2023

The Tutor is never quite as nasty as it could've been, and its logic gaps are many, but there's some enjoyment in watching Schnapp twist the knife and in watching Hedlund squirm.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 24, 2023

[T]his [is] a confounding experience on both narrative and thematic levels.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Mar 24, 2023