Midnight in the Switchgrass: reviews

What the critics say average 3.0 from 11 outlets

• 5.0 VarietyOwen Gleiberman It's a functional piece of exploitation — an efficient little crime-porn snuff-thriller potboiler. It's like a fast-food meal that makes you think, "Okay, that wasn't good for me, but I got what I paid for." A film like this one is a junk-franchise burger: tasty, processed, and basically fake. Read
• 5.0 No es cine todo lo que reluceDaniel Farriol 'Midnight in the Switchgrass' certainly won't go down in history as a police thriller worth remembering, but it may be of use if you're one of those completist film buffs working through its stars' filmographies, or as a light pastime if you know beforehand what you're letting yourself in for. Read
• 4.2 The Film StageJared Mobarak Hirsch is good, albeit a bit over-the-top. As is Fox, especially when busting Willis' balls for being too much of a "coward" to take the risks she's only too willing to tackle. And Haas is probably the best of them all as the monster hiding in plain sight. Read
• 4.0 The GuardianLeslie Felperin Even though it's largely deeply undistinguished work, credit is due to whoever rustled up some great supporting actors for little roles around the edges, such as Welker White as the mother of one murdered kid, and Samiah Alexander, who is a hoot as a punctilious trucking company secretary. Read
• 4.0 Página/12Diego Brodersen What 'Midnight in the Switchgrass' most resembles is one of those typical "straight to video" products from the '90s: schematic, predictable, derivative, effective in a sense far less than elementary. Read
• 3.0 Screen RantFerdosa Abdi Although the film's narrative is passable at best, it struggles to maintain any momentum due to uninteresting characters and predictably bad writing. Read
• 3.0 We Got This CoveredScott Campbell There isn't a shred of originality or inventiveness to be found anywhere in the DNA of 'Midnight in the Switchgrass', but the performances from Fox, Hirsch and Lukas Haas as the unnervingly creepy and very murderous Peter are deserving of much better material. That being said, it's exactly what you'd expect from a modern era Bruce Willis effort, even if he's barely in it at all. Read
• 2.0 The Hollywood ReporterLovia Gyarkye The movie, which bills itself as a crime-thriller-mystery, doesn't come close to fulfilling even the lowest of expectations; it neither takes its characters seriously nor commits to its superficial attempt at topicality. Read
• 2.0 New York TimesBen Kenigsberg The atmosphere is thoroughly sleazy without being distinctive, and everything about the movie — the emotionless line readings, the half-baked back stories — exudes a terse functionality. Read
• 1.2 Roger EbertNick Allen 'Midnight in the Switchgrass' is the type of crime thriller that's so full of cliches that it becomes one big cliche itself. Read
• 0.0 Slant MagazineMark Hanson Randall Emmett's directorial debut is virtually indistinguishable from the scores of cheap VOD action thrillers that he's produced to date. Read