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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The PlaylistDrew TaylorThe PlaylistDrew TaylorLynch has a sure hand... The camera moves but never feels overly active, and within the first few minutes the geography of the apartment is so brilliantly laid out that you feel like you could navigate your way around blindfolded. It has a nice tempo, with the appropriate lulls in the action and some surprising reveals.
- 70Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonEverly has the heaving, bloody bosoms of an exploitation flick, yet Hayek gives the character powerful dignity. She's no victim, nor an off-the-shelf "strong woman."
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJoe Lynch's determinedly B-movie exercise is strictly formulaic but should well please genre enthusiasts who will relish watching the sexiest female badass since Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill."
- 50Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyWith so little backstory and character depth, it’s nothing more than a pointless exercise in brutal, nasty style.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreEverly has just enough novel touches to entice aficionados, but not enough to transcend the carnage and cliches. But Hayek, back in the sort of B movie that launched her career, gives good value and will make you cackle in surprise, if you’re the sort who can giggle at the old ultra-violence as it is served up in heaping helpings here.
- Alternating patches of violence with sticky sentiment between Everly and her mother and/or daughter, the film isn’t particularly convincing either as a rousing anthology of bloodsport set pieces or a deeply felt portrait of revenge and reunion.
- 40The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasAt the most basic level—and this is as basic as movies get—Everly delivers exactly what it promises, though as with most American films with sex and violence, the emphasis is heavily weighted toward the latter.
- 38Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenYet another boring ode to heavy breathing that's offered under the hypocritical pretense of celebrating female empowerment.
- 0New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartThis is nothing but nasty, misogynist torture porn.