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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganIt’s inventive enough to surprise, while still bringing with it fond memories of everything from Hammer to The Innocents, Dracula to creepy country house Gothic horror.
- 80SlashfilmBen PearsonSlashfilmBen PearsonHaunting, harrowing, and hypnotic, Eight for Silver is a werewolf story with a lot on its mind.
- 67The Film StageJake Kring-SchreifelsThe Film StageJake Kring-SchreifelsThe loose spiritual ends don’t stitch together to produce the kind of scares that stick with you after their initial jolt.
- 63Eight for Silver howls the arrival of a new and exciting take on the old werewolf story, with an inventive mythology and a memorable xenomorph-inspired scene that will nest in your nightmares. Sadly, the good parts of the film are trapped within the monstrous body of an overly long and average feature film.
- 60Total FilmJane CrowtherTotal FilmJane CrowtherWell executed if not entirely original – with werewolves, what is? – Eight For Silver is an assured, engaging chiller.
- 60VarietyTomris LafflyVarietyTomris LafflyHorror is most effective when the graphic scares are matched with an emotional dimension, something at which Ellis aims but doesn’t quite arrive — a shortcoming that also undersells the marvels of his first-rate ensemble cast.
- 56Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganPaste MagazineNatalia KeoganA protracted folkish horror story that mistakes miserablism for period accuracy.
- 50ConsequenceJoe LipsettConsequenceJoe LipsettEight for Silver works best as an atmospheric period werewolf film with outstanding gore effects and creature design. Working against the film, however, is Ellis’ padded screenplay chock full of rote characters, drawn-out human conflict, and an ill-advised flashback structure that rips apart its final act.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThough the movie is never unengaging, ultimately, it doesn't quite deliver.
- 42The PlaylistJason BaileyThe PlaylistJason BaileyOne of those movies that starts off so well, that shows such promise, that its slow unraveling feels less like a disappointment than a betrayal.