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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatStevan Mena nonetheless is adept at creating images that disturb and disgust on levels most horror filmmakers can only dream of.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyEventually pic turns into a formula slasher over-indebted to the usual "Texas Chainsaw" and "Halloween" models. But until then, Mena's direction (if not his script) suggest he's ready for bigger-budget assignments.
- Malevolence will lead Halloween-inspired viewers into this dark place for some palpitations, but the thrills will come from sheer density of gruesome images, not from frightfully new ideas.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghMena's characters rarely do the sort of spectacularly stupid things that provoke derisive laughter from seasoned horror-moviegoers.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)A low-budget American horror film that's already established itself as a fan favourite, Malevolence flaunts all the trappings of an old-school slasher flick.
- 38New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThe acting and dialogue is as silly as the potato sack the killer wears on his head.
- 30Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombLaughably unscary.
- 25Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandPhiladelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandIt's hard to understand what Malevolence is doing in theaters. If ever a movie deserved to go directly to DVD, it's this dreary horror treatment.