Some reviewers, such as those from The Hollywood Reporter , noted that while it serves its target audience with reasonable efficiency, the ultraviolent fantasy sequences can become wearisome.
The narrative takes a sharp turn when Jennifer befriends Marla, a fellow survivor who shares her simmering rage toward a legal system that repeatedly fails victims. When Marla is murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend—who then walks free due to a lack of evidence—Jennifer’s tenuous hold on her sanity snaps. Abandoning her path of healing, she transforms into a judge, jury, and executioner, hunting down not just Marla's killer but various unpunished predators mentioned by women in her support group. Themes and Cinematic Style Spit On Your Grave 3