On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 107 reviews and a weighted average score of 3.5/10. The website's consensus says, "Puzzlingly misguided, Neil LaBute's update "The Wicker Man" struggles against unintentional comedy and fails." On Metacritic, the film has a normalized score of 36% from 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". CinemaScore gave it rating of "F" based on surveys from general audiences; , it is one of only 22 films to receive such a rating.