‘They Will Kill You’ Review Thread

I will continue to update this post as reviews come in.

Rotten Tomatoes: Fresh

Critics Consensus: N/A

Metacritic: 53 (6 Reviews)

Sample Reviews:

Linda Marric, HeyUGuys 3/5 – They Will Kill You is messy, excessive, and uneven in places, but if you're in the mood for something wild and unpretentious, it delivers exactly what it promises.

Clarisse Loughrey, Independent (UK) 3/5 – Zazie Beetz must be exhausted. Not only did she train for four months to play They Will Kill You’s Asia Reaves, she also had to carry the entire damn film on her shoulders.

Perri Nemiroff, Perri Nemiroff (YouTube) 3/5 – They Will Kill You is a delightfully bonkers but fleeting thrill. However, it'll hopefully have staying power in one particular respect, cementing in the fact that Zazie Beetz is a top tier action star.

Monica Castillo, The Playlist – Its lack of visual cohesion and bizarre finale get in the way of enjoying the whirlwind of fists, bullets, fantastical fights, and a sword with katana-like powers of cutting bodies in half.

Katie Rife, IndieWire B- – Once the overstimulation sets in, it’s difficult to move beyond it, and the resulting numbness may explain how a film that has so much going on can go from exhilarating to underwhelming over the course of 94 action-packed minutes.

Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com 2/4 – In the end, it’s just not creative or confident enough to kill its many flaws.

Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting 3.5/5 – The splatsick mania of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 courses through the veins of Kirill Sokolov’s high-octane action horror comedy. Instead of a hapless hero, though, They Will Kill You unleashes an unstoppable force of nature in Zazie Beetz.

Zachary Lee, TheWrap – We witness a rare gift: that of an actor transforming, before our very eyes, earning her stripes in the action hero pantheon in real time. Indeed, Beetz’s Asia Reeves will be the only name you’ll be thinking of when the credits roll.

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety – Rapidly-diminishing returns, with derivative formal flourishes that largely recall other, better films. It is, by the time its credits roll, completely exhausting.

SYNOPSIS:

A desperate woman answers a cryptic ad for a live-in housekeeper at a luxurious yet foreboding New York City high-rise. Upon arrival, she uncovers the building's sinister history: residents have vanished without trace for decades, fueling whispers of a Satanic cult lurking in the shadows. As she navigates the eccentric, secretive community, paranoia mounts—doors creak at night, symbols appear in the walls, and her new "family" hides deadly secrets. What starts as a gig from hell spirals into a fight for survival against ritualistic horrors and twisted loyalties.

CAST:

• Zazie Beetz as Asia Reaves
• Myha’La as Maria Reaves
• Paterson Joseph
• Tom Felton as Kevin
• Heather Graham as Sharon
• Patricia Arquette as Lilith

DIRECTED BY: Kirill Sokolov

SCREENPLAY BY: Kirill Sokolov, Alex Litvak

PRODUCED BY: Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Dan Kagan

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Carl Hampe, Kirill Sokolov, Alex Litvak

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Isaac Bauman

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Jeremy Reed

EDITED BY: Luke Doolan

COSTUME DESIGNER: Neil McClean

VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Marc Smith

MUSIC BY: Carlos Rafael Rivera

MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Andrea von Foerster

CASTING BY: Richard Delia

RUNTIME: 94 Minutes

RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2026