On the
review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 25% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 3.60/10. Yael Tygiel of
Collider included
Grimcutty in their "Best Movies on Hulu Right Now" list, and described it as a "grizzly and terrifying movie." Mike Mack of
Laughing Place called the film a "fine watch if you’re looking for something new," complimenting the story and the performances of the actors. Sean Shuman of
MovieWeb asserted, "
Grimcutty may not be a perfect movie, but it's an interesting encapsulation of just how quickly misinformation can wreak havoc, even if it's spread with good intentions." Johnny Loftus of
Decider said, "It’s too long, and a character checking a phone or their email will never be as compelling to watch as Hollywood wants it to be. But
Grimcutty has a strong cast in its favor, and derives some scary-adjacent chills from setting its main baddie loose to grimly grab at teens in trouble." Matt Donato of
Paste gave
Grimcutty a grade of 5.5 out of 10, and said the film "works itself backward into a forgettable cyber-folktale fate." Shrija Ganguly of
Sportskeeda stated that
Grimcutty has "some good horror content," and complimented the performance of
Usman Ally, but stated that the film has too many
loopholes. Lindsay Traves of
Pajiba asserted that the film is "born of an interesting idea," but said that the execution was "unfortunately boring." Kyle McWilliams of
Mashable said that the "scares are overshadowed by over-explanation," writing, "If the movie trusted its audience more in collecting the thematic goods, there could be space to discover even deeper horrors within the depths of online culture. Instead, the spoon-feeding approach kills the thrills and the fun." Joe Lipsett of
Bloody Disgusting gave the film a grade of 2 out of 5 and complimented the performance of
Sara Wolfkind, but called it a "messy film, complete with substantial logic gaps, more than one scenery-chewing performance, and a run time that isn’t earned by its relatively thin, repetitive script." Brian Costello of
Common Sense Media gave
Grimcutty a grade of 2 out of 5, said the presence of positive messages is almost non-existent, and noted the absence of positive role models across the characters. Loric C. of
Ready Steady Cut gave
Grimcutty a grade of 1.5 out of 5 and found the movie to be a "weak offering to the horror genre." == References ==