| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
|
| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...reasonably scary..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It is a competently made Horrible Things Pouncing on People Movie." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Good and creepy..." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Chris Farnsworth |
"...this one will stay with you for a long time." more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...nifty, unusually spry, and almost shockingly pessimistic..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
David Levine |
"...a complex and intriguing tale that's more about humanity than a bunch of monsters." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...less horrific than it is horribly didactic." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...a pretentious left-wing monster movie..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...until the monsters and the meaning start to emerge, this shivery story works your nerves far better than most recent horror does..." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...dark, tense, and punctuated by just enough gore to keep the viewer's flinch reflex intact." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"...the movie has plenty of payoff, especially in the exciting and nerve-wracking final hour." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer |
"...(director) Darabont has drained all the suspense out of the monsters by showing them so early in the film." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Its stubbornly cynical attitude makes it worth watching..." more... |
B- |
In Theaters 
