Rotten
This oddball film's mashup innovations often come at the price of storytelling discipline and, to some extent, common sense.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Spring
Love is a monster.
2014 · 1h 49m · NOT RATED
Horror, Romance, Science Fiction
Directed by
Aaron Moorhead
,
Justin Benson
Overview
A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The actors get a chance to create a real relationship, and they make the most of the opportunity.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
A landmark of irresistible weirdness, "Spring" brings horror out of its long winter hibernation.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
The protagonist of this low-budget indie is so well characterized that it might have developed into a straight drama instead of the horror movie it becomes, though of course that's the key to most good genre films.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Horror invades the proceedings, but it doesn't hijack them. The film continues to zig where others might zag.
A.A. Dowd, AV Club
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