An American Werewolf in Paris
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: October 31, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyDerek Elley
An enjoyably trashy blend of impressive special effects, low-key refs to Landis's movie, and sudden moments of horror breaking the jokey tone. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Given Waller's experience and budget, one might expect he could upgrade the B-movie acting and stock situations. He doesn't. The pay-off comes not in the story or acting, but the camera play and movement. Read full review
63
USA TodayAndy Seiler
The computer animation of the monsters here is a herky-jerky cartoon blur that is anything but scary.
50
Austin ChronicleRussell Smith
Plenty of gore-slinging, wisecracking fun to be had, and yes, the repulsively convincing werewolf transformations and attacks still pack a breath-stopping wallop. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Delpy and Scott are able to put it over. She's French and deep and mysterious. He's a fresh-faced American, an open book. Liking them makes it possible to (kinda) like this otherwise routine horror movie. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Forget about social significance, depth of character and complex thematic underpinnings, and repeat after me: "It's only a werewolf movie." Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Delpy's injection of class into an otherwise classless production raises the specter of what this film could have been with a better script and a better cast surrounding her. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A slapdash, poorly acted, paint-by-numbers teen horror comedy, the sequel is too frenetically edited to build any suspense, and its special effects are strictly bargain basement. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Any plot discipline (necessary so that we care about some characters and not the others) has been lost in an orgy of special effects and general mayhem. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The cruddy, shot-in-a-warehouse settings are especially depressing, since the computer-generated special effects seem to be taking place in another movie entirely (a far livelier one). [9 Jan 1998, p. 47]
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Ugly Americans in Paris have run-ins with the native werewolf culture in this horror-for-laughs story, in which the characters' stupidity and the deadpan acting are out of sync--instead of being campy or clever, the plot and performances are just unconvincing. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A painfully anemic variation on John Landis' 1981 winner, "An American Werewolf in London." While the original had both wit and poignancy--and an affectionate and knowing tip-of-the-hat to werewolf movies past--this slapdash, silly new edition is so cut-rate it has Luxembourg and Amsterdam standing in for the City of Light. Read full review
0
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's all too silly to bother. Without style and attitude, nothing gets old faster than horror. Read full review
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