The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Brad Wheeler

A parable that concerns the monstrous conduct of humans, Tusk is a salute to storytelling, a comic send-up of Canadiana – with awesome references to Degrassi and Duplessis – and a terrorizing vehicle for sharply conceived absurdity.

IndieWire by Eric Kohn

Despite its ludicrous turns, the movie benefits from the far-fetched events for its sheer willingness to go there, not unlike Smith's goofy, self-deprecating public persona.

Entertainment Weekly by Clark Collis

Tusk lands close to Human Centipede territory in gross-out-ness — a warning, not a complaint — but it also has a genuinely haunting quality as Long's ties to humanity become ever more tenuous.

Variety by Scott Foundas

An utterly bizarre, weirdly compelling story of manimal love that stakes out its own brazen path somewhere between “The Fly” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

The Playlist by Drew Taylor

At it’s best, Tusk is outlandishly unforgettable.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Kevin C. Johnson

It has a game cast, it’s watchable, fun, sick, sad and has to be seen to be believed.

Tampa Bay Times by Steve Persall

There are strange, midnight movie pleasures found in Smith's movie.

Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper

This is not a movie you forget about as you’re heading for the exit. I’m not sure it’s a movie you’ll ever forget.

The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore

The picture is deeply weird, with an entrancement factor almost entirely dependent on the performance of Michael Parks.

Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz

It's ultimately Parks who carries Tusk, and carries it farther than it should have gone.

Hitfix by Drew McWeeny

There is a glee to the filmmaking that is matched by a greater sense of control than I've seen from Smith before, and while I think the film is wildly uneven at times, I think that's also the point.

CineVue by Ben Nicholson

The sheer insanity of the premise alone is enough to make Tusk a surreal hoot.

New York Post by Kyle Smith

There’s a fine horror film inside Tusk, but it’s only 20 minutes long. The rest is just blubber.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service by Roger Moore

In this not-even-faintly scary, rarely funny horror comedy, Smith is still sucking down big gulps of empty calories and hoping we’ll laugh at his belch.

Slant Magazine by Ed Gonzalez

It suggests the worst possible gene splice of a barbed Terrance and Phillip South Park appearance, Fargo's blithe condescension, and the smuggest of Quentin Tarantino pastiches.

TheWrap by Alonso Duralde

It's not even that the film shifts wildly in tone as much as the fact that none of those tones work at all: the horror parts aren't scary and, surprisingly for Smith, the comedy bits aren't funny.