Villains has enough of its own offbeat energy not to come off as just another collection of young filmmakers' influences.

| Oct 4, 2019

A fairly funny black comedy.

| Oct 4, 2019

"Villains" is a fun movie, but it's not a great one. Their next one might be.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 26, 2019

I enjoyed the humor derived from the unfailing ineptitude of all four villains, and as they met their fates, one by one, I was sort of sorry to see them go.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 23, 2019

Violence breaks out, mind games are played, and it's all so adorably eccentric that you don't ever want it to stop.

| Sep 20, 2019

Remains delightfully fresh throughout despite being nothing all that new.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 20, 2019

Berk and Olsen's script only skims the surface of what is really going on here, and yet "Villains" remains a delightfully slick dip in the shallow end of the pool.

| Sep 19, 2019

Despite some committed performances, particularly from a refreshingly natural Maika Monroe, "Villains" is a hackneyed farce rich in gimmicks and poor in substance.

| Sep 19, 2019

"Villains" isn't criminally bad, but, like Mickey and Jules and George and Gloria, it's a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 18, 2019

Maika Monroe's engaging performance serves only to highlight how feeble and unconvincing the rest of the film is.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 16, 2019

For all their clever ideas and casting brilliance, Berk and Olsen fell short of giving their horror-comedy the edge it needed to make Villains as exciting as its potential.

| Aug 19, 2019

Funny, energetic, and acted to perfection, this is the kind of off-the-radar standout you hope to find at any major festival.

| Mar 11, 2019

Everyone in the cast works, especially the always-charming Monroe, but they're working in something that keeps missing the few punches it tries to throw.

| Mar 10, 2019

This black comedy thriller has a good cast to spark a scenario that's intriguing enough to hold attention, if not quite clever enough to be a knockout.

| Mar 10, 2019