32
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The DissolveWilliam GossThe DissolveWilliam GossAll the horror hallmarks do little to compensate for a dearth of genuine scares or surprises, and DiBlasi’s workmanlike approach isn’t distinctive enough to transcend the script’s clichés.
- 50The New York TimesMiriam BaleThe New York TimesMiriam BaleThis eager film piles on common fears: evil puppetry, haunted homes and overly generous hosts. So despite a sloppy and humorless execution, it is scary by association.
- 40Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleCassadaga tries to scoop up enough tropes to satisfy a wide range of potential fright fans but lacks the cohesion to ever truly be effective.
- 38RogerEbert.comSteven BooneRogerEbert.comSteven BooneThis one is especially obsessed with grisly details that contribute nothing to our fear or excitement.
- 30Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamLike the Saw franchise, Cassadaga, directed by Anthony DiBlasi, attempts to leverage the horror genre in the service of inducing epiphanies, but keeps tripping over its confused tangle of genres.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyEqual parts gory mayhem, convoluted mystery and rote romance, none of which gel together very well.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhat starts out as a reasonably effective ghost story devolves into familiar torture porn in Cassadaga, Anthony DiBlasi’s muddled horror film ineffectively blending two genre styles.