Fresh
'Black Rock' is never dull, but it's hardly the attention-grabbing calling card its creator presumably intended.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Black Rock
Not every island is a paradise.
2012 · 1h 19m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Katie Aselton
Overview
Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The writing tanks while the actors try to stay above water, but nobody leaves a trace on the radar.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
This is a lean and mean variation on a familiar theme, tense throughout, with some terrific performances.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
It seemed that Black Rock might take its very basic premise and use it as a platform to explore larger ideas. But even on its own terms as just a lean-and-mean genre exercise, this one's not all that interesting.
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
Rotten
Aselton, you sure have a purty mouth, but what are you trying to say?
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times
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