8 critics on Clayface: 5 positive, 3 mixed. Every verdict quoted, with ratings and links to the full reviews.
8 critics have reviewed Clayface so far. By our reading of each review, 5 positive, 3 mixed. Below, every critic's verdict in their own words, with the rating where they gave one and a link to the full review.
Critics at a glance
Screen Rant
"The latest picture from DC Studios tells the story of Matt Hagen’s descent into shape-shifting mayhem, but it eschews the belabored feeling of most origin stories for a B-movie vibe that is more delightfully disgusting romp and less rote retelling"
Also: "the only thing the movie asks us to care about is Matt and his relationship with Caitlyn, another tricky thread the movie navigates"
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Collider
"Clayface is at its best when it accepts what it truly is: a gleefully repulsive movie that delights in imagining the grossest things that can be done to the human body"
Also: "Not since the 2000s reign of the Hostel and Saw franchises have we seen a major studio movie unafraid to get this icky"
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The Hollywood Reporter
"Concentrating on one of Batman’s little-known if longest-running villains — he made his debut way back in 1940 — Clayface emerges as one of the year’s big surprises"
Also: "Director James Watkins (Eden Lake) does a superb job with the film’s body-horror aspects, which are definitely not for the squeamish, beginning with the cutting up of Matt’s face and the plastic surgery that ensues"
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Deadline
"Whether you’re a comic book nerd or a horror junkie, Clayface is worth the price of admission for its genre-driven approach to a lesser-known character, hopefully serving as a roadmap for the DCU’s onscreen future"
Also: "Not only does Watkins nail the jump-scares, but he also spares no detail in the creative kills and graphic body horror scenes, the likes of which you’ll doubtfully see in Man of Tomorrow"
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IGN
"It takes the film a while to find its groove, but once it does, Clayface delivers just the sort of nasty but fun body horror I was hoping it would"
Also: "Once Matt is no longer the victim and becomes the gooey Angel of Death we’ve been waiting for, the film gets a newfound jolt of energy and unleashes some of its most clever, thrilling and darkly funny sequences"
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Variety
"Just a little sharper and smarter in every department than it needs to be, James Watkins' film may be the third in the supposed DC Universe, but it plays as an enjoyable, unpretentious one-off"
Also: "there’s enough stomach-churning, actually face-melting corporeal silly-putty play here to make sense of the film’s Halloween-friendly release date, and at least one dynamite gross-out setpiece"
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/Film: 5.5 out of 10
"But the simplicity ultimately hurts the film's goals, rendering what could've been a memorable weird revenge horror movie into a shapeless, underwhelming experience"
Also: "While Harries is memorable as Matt, especially as he begins to go off the deep end, everyone around him is thinly sketched"
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TheWrap
"So it’s not a great film. At least it’s a decent monster movie, with all the straightforward entertainment value that comes with telling a story about a wet pile of gelatinous flesh that kills people"
Also: "We’re supposed to sympathize with his plight and feel bad that he was turned into a monster, but the movie offers evidence he was a monster all along, which you’d think would be kind of a big deal"
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Updated 22 October 2026. CutMirchi does not review films itself: this page gathers published critics' reviews, quoted word for word and linked, and is updated as more arrive. "Verdict" is our one-word reading of each review; ratings are as each outlet printed them.
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