Critics are torn about the new “Blair Witch” film, describing it as “effectively scary” but “one found footage movie that should have been left lost in the woods.”
The sequel to 1999’s cult horror “The Blair Witch Project” currently holds a score of 53 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, with 21 “fresh” reviews and 19 “splat” ones.
TheWrap’s Alonso Duralde wrote that the film “is the product of writer Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard … But not even they have figured out a way to make this movie stand on its own. The filmmaking duo guides us on a slightly different path, but it’s clear early on that the destination will be all too familiar.”