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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91HitfixDrew McWeenyHitfixDrew McWeenyThis is a film that suggests that Morehead and Benson have something important to share with their work.
- 80The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasSpring’s overall balance suggests that Benson and Moorhead are students of Italian genre cinema and of human behavior; the film has insight and style to burn.
- Sometimes the most thrilling thing a film can do is shake the shackles of its own preordained genre as you're watching it. The result might turn out to be a deal-breaking tonal trainwreck, but when such a hybrid works – and Spring, the second feature from directing team Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, does work – it can make for an improbably lovely experience.
- 70Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe suspense and pleasure of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's talking-and-tentacles horror romance Spring lies in discovering what shape the film is going to take.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe actors get a chance to create a real relationship, and they make the most of the opportunity.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonCo-directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (“Resolution,” “V/H/S: Viral”), working from a script credited to Benson, do a clever job of entwining elements of budding romance, mounting dread and indolent vacation in their leisurely paced, handsomely produced indie feature.
- 63RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThe process of discovery that Evan goes through to get closer to Louise is what makes Spring special. But what Evan discovers about Louise feels like an after-thought that frustratingly overwhelms the film once it gets to where it's going.
- 60Time OutDavid EhrlichTime OutDavid EhrlichSpring isn’t coy about the fact that Louise is harboring a dark secret, and the film’s appeal is rooted in its refreshing eagerness to focus on aspects that most monster movies would think too human.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIt bridges the cautionary elements of a horror film with the wish-fulfilling platitudes of a touristy romance.