 He wrote that he enjoyed the film's first two acts, and singled out Dern's performance as "very good," but thought the film faltered in the triteness of its climax.He wrote,""Tattoo" could have been an effective and disturbing movie...[It] opens so promisingly that its crucial scenes are doubly disappointing.Because the film's first hour makes it clear that "Tattoo" is not intended as just another creepy horror film, the failure of the conclusion is all the more disappointing."