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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiA smart and strong genre work that makes up for a relative lack of gore and viscera with plenty of tension and suspense and a number of impressive performances.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeNothing about the circumstances revealed in The Harvest could be called normal, and yet it’s a credit to a fertile imagination that the film proves so terrifyingly relatable.
- 75The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThe PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicJohn McNaughton’s return after too many years of absence is a dark look at the nature of overprotective parenthood, and how volatile it can become under particularly difficult circumstances. With that said, you’d do well not to take The Harvest too seriously but more, like its deliciously simple and 70s B-movie horror title suggests, as a wickedly fun time.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenDirector John McNaughton, once an agile orchestrator of seemingly incompatible tones, has retained his talent for teasing insinuation.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonPropelled by a steady heartbeat of low-level dread, McNaughton’s classy comeback is a superior genre movie but also a refreshingly old-school, character-driven nerve-jangler with no need for paranormal monsters or flashy special effects.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMcNaughton shows some signs of directing rust in pacing and tone, but in much the way "Henry" played out, he keeps sensationalism at bay and twisted character drama in his sights, which makes for a more pleasurably icky suspense.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThere may be little to give you the collywobbles, but there’s quite a lot to enjoy, with Ms. Morton heading the list. Swaddled in thick cardis and shapeless scrubs, she makes Katherine a well of overanxious care and castrating comments.