Abominable
Anchor Bay Entertainment | Release Date: April 14, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
4
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Ryan Schifrin's first film is a pleasant surprise, an old-fashioned monster movie that relies more on genuine suspense than bare breasts and blood. Read full review
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VarietyJohn Anderson
Abominable goes completely over the top into an Ed Wood-meets-"Rear Window" subspecies of giddy, gory amateurish abandon. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Not quite aptly titled, but close, writer-director Ryan Schifrin's cheapo horror opus pits everyone's favorite hirsute hominoid against the denizens of a remote town nestled at the base of a mountain called Suicide Peak. It's not much of a contest. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMark Olsen
Schifrin wisely holds off showing the monster -- because once the creature is revealed, the already shaky film takes a turn for the worse. The costume for the monster looks like a cross between a drugstore Halloween mask and leftover molds from the horror chestnut "Leprechaun." Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWinda Benedetti
Ever wondered what the bastard stepchild of "Rear Window" and "Harry and the Hendersons" would look like? Probably not. Nevertheless, here it is in the form of a Bigfoot horror flick gone horribly awry. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The movie, which opened last week in Seattle and opens Friday in Los Angeles, isn't so much getting a release as an escape. The movie is directed, shot, acted and outfitted with special effects -- such as that guy (Michael Deak) in the monster suit -- so as to make American International horror films of the late '50s and '60s look like sophisticated gems. Read full review
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