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The Last House on the Left (2009)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+
Source Brief Review Grade*
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"...I especially admired the work of Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn as the parents of one of two girls who go walking in the woods." more... B-
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
"...at home with its grim purpose." more... B  
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson
"...wallows in sick sadism while missing the point completely." more... C  
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
"...desperate-to-be-shocking exploitation dud." more... F  
Filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron
"This tedious, tepid update offers none of the original's brutality or energy." more... C  
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
"A brutally intense -- if squirmingly exploitative -- take on the influential 1972 original." more... C+
New York Post
Kyle Smith
"...Depraved and dreadful piece of screen horror." more... B  
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
The Last House on the Left is a study of operatic vengeance and dueling family values." more... B-
Reelviews
James Berardinelli
"It is unapologetically violent, to the point where those who are upset by screen brutality will have a tough time sitting through it." more... B-
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
"Look for the first exit on the right." more... D  
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
"Last House a good remake." more... B  
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
"...effective..." more... B  
USA Today
Claudia Puig,
"...Plodding and completely predictable." more...
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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