This movie didn’t make any sense to me. It had a few jump scares but the overall plot was confusing. Whom ever wrote this needs help. I could’ve written a better story line. Love the actors though. Don’t waste your time or movie. It’ll flop to a streaming app soon. Probably Tubi

Boring

Deadwyler remains credibly frazzled, pushed towards monstrousness in ways that will be familiar to anyone who homeschooled during Covid, and the bundled figure closing in on her is genuine nightmare fuel. Yet the rest of this hotchpotch never matches it, and flails in trying to explain it away.

Mike McCahill

The Guardian

Some genre fans will be disappointed by the film’s slow-burn style and the cryptic nature of Sam Stefanak’s screenplay, including its twist ending that’s open to interpretation. But for anyone more interested in cerebral horror and less in watching arteries gushing and entrails popping out, The Woman in the Yard offers considerable rewards.

Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

While the film does subvert basic audience expectations, it doesn’t really do anything beyond that as it stumbles through a choppy and meandering narrative that not even an admittedly committed lead performance by Danielle Deadwyler can help save.

Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com