On
Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 25% based on 16 reviews and an average rating of 3.70 out of 10. On
Metacritic, the film has a score of 32/100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Cath Clarke of
The Guardian gave the film 2/5 stars, saying that it was "a dull Brit flick that feels like two films boshed together: a London thriller in the Hitchcock mode followed by a little light
torture porn in Amsterdam." Monica Castillo of
RogerEbert.com gave the film 1/4 stars, calling it a ripoff of
Psycho and
Hostel, and added: "the unholy mix of the two did not pack enough suspense to keep this viewer guessing or vary enough for me to stop thinking about the parallels."
Frank Scheck of
The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "even Hitchcock would have thrown up his hands at the illogical plotting and over-the-top contrivances that make
North by Northwest look like a documentary by comparison." Noel Murray of the
Los Angeles Times said that the film "has the sheen of an art film and the plot of an old film noir", but added: "That's a formula that's been successful before; but here, for some reason, it lacks zing. Director Andy Newbery... makes the story look classy but can't find its beating heart." The
Morning Star gave the film 3/5 stars, saying that it "look[s] very slick and stylish and shows off key areas of London and Amsterdam in a flattering light", but noted its similarities to
Psycho, and added: "Yet, although more grisly and gruesome, it lacks the inimitable style, finesse and slow-building tension of the master of suspense and horror himself." The
Evening Standard also gave the film 3/5 stars, describing it as an "awkward mish-mash of
Psycho and
Eli Roth's
Hostel", but praised the performances of Hassouni and Jacobi, as well as the cinematography. ==References==