Jason Adams The Film Experience Jul 2, 2021

Backtrack, whatever it cost, feels costly, bloated, crammed with screaming CG ghosties that pop out at the screen screaming when the director needs to goose us

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Allie Gemmill CineVue Apr 8, 2019 3/5

Backtrack plays as a tightly-wound drama working through themes of redemption and forgiveness. While it follows familiar genre beats, the work being done here is thoroughly engaging.

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Naila Scargill Exquisite Terror Feb 28, 2019

Adrien Brody puts in a reliably earnest performance, but it's not enough to save an idea that remains in need of fleshing.

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Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills Aug 20, 2018

Peter's story is entrancing, and Brody's performance absolutely convinces you of his emotional turmoil.

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Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 3/5

Schlock it may be, and sticklers will complain about plot holes, but there's no denying the mood of dread conjured up here, nor the strength of the performances.

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Neil Smith Total Film Jan 2, 2017 2/5

It does spend an awfully long time idling in the sidings.

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Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Jun 15, 2016 2/5

Brody fills out his wafer-thin role with more conviction than it truly deserves, and like fellow former Best Actor Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, is an expert at keeping a straight face in bent circumstances.

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Luke Buckmaster Guardian Jun 15, 2016 3/5

Backtrack has a classy, downcast aesthetic that feels a bit like an old piece of furniture melted down and turned into celluloid, or a film infused with the fabric of a chesterfield.

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Mark Demetrius FILMINK (Australia) Jun 14, 2016 12/20

...all very silly and over the top...

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Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Jun 14, 2016

It's a decent story, but the film suffers from the muddling effect of ghost story mixed with thriller.

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Louise Keller Urban Cinefile Jun 14, 2016

Never mind that it is derivative, it is the lack of engagement in the film's first half that is its greatest problem as it struggles to straddle genres from that of the supernatural to thriller.

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Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age Jun 12, 2016 2.5/5

The script from writer/director Michael Petroni is so ruthlessly focused on planting symbols and advancing menacing clues that the protagonist's journey into his own past begins to feel pre-ordained.

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David Stratton The Australian Jun 10, 2016 2/5

Backtrack starts promisingly but becomes wildly improbable as it proceeds.

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Kaori Shoji Japan Times May 31, 2016 3.5/5

The build-up may be uncharacteristically slow in this day and age, but it's well worth the wait.

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Pablo O. Scholz Clarín May 3, 2016

A movie about guilt, a thriller, a horror film, a ghost story and a drama, it's a mix of genres that never really quite fit together. [Full review in Spanish]

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Marija Djurovic Cairo360 May 2, 2016 2/5

[Backtrack is] saddled with an overworked air of mystery that turns into vagueness and a little too much of a sullen atmosphere for its own good.

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Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com Apr 28, 2016

After a promising beginning,the film ends up being a bad copy of The Sixth Sense and The Others. [Full review in Spanish]

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Alberto Acuña Cinema Movil Mar 11, 2016 1/5

Seems like writer/director Michael Petroni never really understood how the film he references actually work. [Full review in Spanish]

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Luis Fernando Galván En Filme Mar 4, 2016 2.5/5

The script is never clear about what motivates the main character and the director never really makes us feel his angst. [Full review in Spanish]

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Diana Sánchez Uranga Cine Premiere Mar 3, 2016 2.5/5

Un thriller con Adrien Brody que debi irse directo al catlogo de video on demand.

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