 On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".CinemaScore polls reported that audiences gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, criticizing the film for using the clichéd formula of the slasher genre, but complimenting Craven's direction and Williamson's dialogue.