If you fail the fans at the top of your Until Dawn film, who is this offshoot for?

| Original Score: D | May 12, 2025

“Until Dawn” combines “The Vanishing” (1988), “Silent Hill” (2006), “The Endless” (2017) with a dash of “Doll Eyes” (2021) and “Storm of the Century” (1999). There are visual shout outs to Sam Raimi’s horror films.

| May 12, 2025

Audiences looking for some cheap thrills and mindless entertainment could do a lot worse and in the echelon of video games-turned-movies, it’s not bad.

| May 8, 2025

Until Dawn is not exactly a confusing mess but it never really capitalises on some of the great ideas that its screenwriters had. It flounders at times but a creative final act at least makes it something you will remember.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 8, 2025

An atrocious script is ever-so-slightly elevated by impressive practical effects and a genuine sense of fun.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 6, 2025

The actors are likeable, though Dauberman & Butler's script does little to flesh them out and most of the plot mechanics don't make sense. The film is saved by its practical FX and its watchability. It's slight, but a decent time.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 6, 2025

Until Dawn wants to carve its own path, separate from its source material. Ironically, in trying to be different, it ends up feeling more clichéd than ever.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 6, 2025

It’s an ambitious, sometimes disorienting approach that captures the spirit of Until Dawn but trades the game’s emotional stakes and branching narrative for a relatively simple structure that won’t offer too many surprises.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 1, 2025

Adding another element that each time you come back, you won’t be the same is terrifying. This extra layer to the storytelling keeps Until Dawn fresh and keeps it from being just another Groundhog Day rip-off.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 1, 2025

David F. Sandberg's return to the horror genre is a gory and briskly paced time-loop survival horror.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 30, 2025

While jump scares are an overused element, the story effectively builds unease and dread without those crutches, giving us scenes of chilling imagery and some straight-up nope moments.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 29, 2025

Boasting strong performances and an entertaining amount of scares, Until Dawn is a fun theatre experience, though the weak story prevents it from being much more than that.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 29, 2025

Frustrating story aside, Until Dawn does deliver some of the nastiest and gnarliest kills of the year, which are supported by a stellar cast.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 29, 2025

It is all about the scares and, actually, what scares us. That's the real secret to this film.

| Apr 29, 2025

Until Dawn is a very uneven movie, especially in its two halves that fail to combine into a greater whole. [...] At the end of the day, it’s an enjoyable ride that I had a lot of fun with for large stretches.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 29, 2025

Until Dawn is destined to do nothing but irritate fans of the hugely popular video game it is allegedly adapting, and also leave those of us who just wanted to see a comic-horror feeling shortchanged.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Apr 29, 2025

Schlocky and forgettable.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 29, 2025

It’s a horror movie full of good intentions, stylish direction, and occasional bursts of creativity, but one that’s weighed down by underdeveloped characters, messy storytelling, and squandered potential.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Apr 29, 2025

Overall, the film will please horror buffs, but casual fans or game purists should look elsewhere.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Apr 28, 2025

There’s a nice assortment of things going bump in UNTIL DAWN’s multiple nights, but given its potential, we can also see where it might have been more compelling.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 28, 2025