Flanagan's thrilling adaptation shouldn't work, but the director's style, plus Gugino and Greenwood's acting, is never less than captivating. The coda works better in hindsight, particularly when it's presented as Jessie's Good For Her moment.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 2, 2022

The performances and writing are so strong that it's the atmosphere that scares you more than anything. Gerald's Game is a great, tense film that doesn't pander or belittle you. It'll make you squirm in all the best ways.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | May 19, 2022

Flanagan's direction is superb. Gerald's Game is a film that looks like it was storyboarded, and that those storyboards were followed in every detail.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 23, 2022

The film does a smashing job, mostly thanks to Carla Gugino's grand slam of a full-bodied breakdown

Full Review | Jan 14, 2022

A perfect movie adaptation of one of my favorite books ever. Thank you, Mike Flanagan.

Full Review | Apr 22, 2021

There are few movies that manage to outdo their source material. There are fewer still movies that are based on a Stephen King book and still manage to outdo the source material. Netflix original film Gerald's Game is one such movie.

Full Review | Mar 9, 2021

Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, Gerald's Game is a rich psychological horror with mild frights. Showcasing how your mind can be your worst enemy.

Full Review | Jan 2, 2021

Carla Gugino delivers one of the best performances of the year in a faithful adaptation from Mike Flanagan.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Nov 16, 2019

'Gerald's Game' is able to please King's fans and, at the same time, to propose a film that is perfectly maintained as a meticulous thriller and a horror artifact. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Aug 9, 2019

Explores the dichotomy of truth and lies in a marriage, how men can transform into dangerous foes instead of husbands to the wives they supposedly love.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | May 3, 2019

Gugino's performance is strong and varied enough to keep viewers riveted during a confronting personal ordeal ahead.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 17, 2019

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan delivers an efficiently-paced adaptation that grows more and more absorbing as it progresses into its midsection...

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 7, 2019

[Gerald's Game] is thoughtful and tense, with moments of pathos and a surprising sense of the visceral.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 11, 2019

The movie, like the novel, plays with the limits between reality and imagination, masterfully crafted by Mike Flanagan with his direction and edition. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Dec 10, 2018

Nothing about Gerald's Game would have worked if they hadn't gotten the right actress, and Carla Gugino is spot on.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 8, 2018

Gerald's Game may be an imperfect adaptation, but it's an adaptation that couldn't exist without these actors and this director.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 3, 2018

There are some legitimately upsetting moments throughout "Gerald's Game." Yet, it's not long before the nifty tricks give way to over the top revelations.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 2, 2018

With two fantastic leads, Flanagan reaches the sick g-spot effortlessly in Gerald's Game.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 31, 2018

Gerald's Game is the best adaptation that could come from King's seemingly unfilmable novel.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 31, 2018

Despite being set almost entirely in one room, Gerald's Game turns out to be a deeply visual and physical film.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Oct 31, 2018