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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ColliderEmily BernardColliderEmily BernardIf you’re looking for a typical teen movie riddled with clichés and stereotypes, keep scrolling through your Netflix queue. This daring dark comedy both pays homage to and deconstructs the ‘90s high school set films you know and love, and does so with deliciously satisfying results.
- 80The GuardianAdrian HortonThe GuardianAdrian HortonIts outsized mean girl ruthlessness with a candy-coated shell, led by Mendes and Hawke’s commanding performances, is a biting, if overlong, good time.
- 79Paste MagazinePaste MagazineIt’s got enough biting snark to hook viewers from the jump, and enough heart to keep them around until the end.
- 75RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThe characters are constructs who are so aware of themselves as constructs (and the plot, too) that there's really no reason why we should feel for them, but we do, thanks to the lead performances, the direction, and the kidding/not kidding vibe of the entire production.
- 70The New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe New York TimesAmy NicholsonDo Revenge, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, is a playful, sharp-fanged satire that feels like the ’90s teen comedy hammered into modern emojis: crown, knife, fire, winky face.
- 67The A.V. ClubCourtney HowardThe A.V. ClubCourtney HowardWhile there are major missteps, overall its bright, spirited attitude and attractive, propulsive gusto power a delightfully wicked journey.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThis is a slick-looking film with a gorgeous cast and a sprinkling of funny one-liners, but the dark comedy often falls flat, nearly every character is a one-dimensional cliché and the redemption story defies credibility, even in a well-dressed social satire.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerSan Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerA clever mishmash of Hitchcockian and 1980s and ’90s high school movie sensibilities, the Netflix dark comedy Do Revenge falters when it tries to grow a heart.
- 50CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryDo Revenge isn’t about stretching conventions but rather simply finding another wrinkle on what has become an established formula. It does that, but for a movie where the characters speak often about their Ivy League aspirations, creatively speaking it lands more in the safety-school category.
- 50IGNMatt FowlerIGNMatt FowlerA muddled mix of '90s teen flicks, curated for a new generation (with a Hitchcock premise swirled in), Do Revenge is a lukewarm high school vengeance tale that never settles on a tone and is barren when it comes to laughs.