Rent-a-Pal
critic Reviews
, 70% Fresh Tomatometer Score- Rent-A-Pal suffers from untapped thematic potential, but Wil Wheaton's unsettling performance makes this unique horror story worth watching.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKimber MyersCrooked Marquee
While [the] methods for trying to find companionship are all decades-old ... the emotions at the core of Rent-A-Pal don't feel that distant from 2020 and its digital solutions for human connection.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
Stevenson's script... is smart in the dialog but wavers in its structure, and could have benefited from a leaner edit before shooting.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNick AllenRogerEbert.com
Wil Wheaton plays one of the scariest villains of the year in Jon Stevenson's brilliant Rent-A-Pal.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDanette ChavezAV Club
Rent-A-Pal goes full-tilt mayhem in its final act, shattering its carefully calibrated dread in a race to make an already belabored point: that technological advancements are to be questioned, and there is no substitute for human connection.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreFrank ScheckHollywood Reporter
Expertly keeps you on edge.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreGlenn KennyNew York Times
This thriller, the debut feature from Jon Stevenson - who not only wrote, produced and directed it, but was also the editor - does a lot of things well. Or almost well. But finally, not well enough.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePaul LêNightmare on Film Street
Ardent, frank, and downright disturbing.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
Despite its wacky premise, “Rent-A-Pal” works because it doesn’t see its subject matter as a joke.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCody DericksNext Best Picture
Both an intimate character study and a manic, unpredictable thriller, “Rent-A-Pal” is an unnerving and unexpectedly sad look into a specific world that is no longer active.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSteven WarnerIn Review Online
There's nothing to be gained from [Rent-a-Pal's] oppressing experience. Rent something else.
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