be, and in its attempt to cover all bases of the thriller genre, the story becomes fuzzy" and it "would benefit from scaling back so we really feel the sense of panic". However, Vassell concluded by saying that "for all of its jarring moments, Red Rose is full of enticing intrigue; as much as the Bolton teens on screen, you'll find yourself wanting to know who's behind the  cute sinister app –  and how the evil one stopped before anyone else gets hurt".