«Munger Road» does an efficient, skillful job of audience manipulation using the techniques of darkness and vulnerability, and the truth that a horror not seen is almost always scarier than one you can see. (rottentomatoes.com)
That uneven mood leaves you squirming in your seat, which is exactly what the filmmakers want; this is the most unabashed exercise in audience manipulation since Haneke's Funny Games. (vodzilla.co)
The subject matter seems inherently depressing and just unpleasant, although this isn't necessarily a bad thing if the film's done tactfully and avoids obvious audience manipulation. (incontention.com)