Black Death
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: March 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 10, 2011
Here, excessive piety and rampant paganism are equally malevolent forces, the film's baleful view of human nature mirrored in Sebastian Edschmid's swampy photography. As is emphasized in a nicely consistent coda, the Lord's side and the right side are not necessarily one and the same. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMar 10, 2011
Black Death bears some similarities to a zombie movie in the way the plague inevitably overtakes the populace, and it also has one foot in the "creepy community" genre, alongside films like "The Wicker Man" and "Two Thousand Maniacs!" Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnMar 10, 2011
Black Death embraces its horror roots with ample bloodshed, at which point the silly costumes and anachronistic dialogue no longer seem so absurd. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMar 12, 2011
A moderately creepy, often garishly violent action horror film frontloaded with heretics, Christians, mercenaries, witches, witch-burners, and necromancers. There's something here for just about everyone. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMark HolcombMar 8, 2011
Screenwriter Dario Poloni and director Christopher Smith provide enough sword-and-sorcery hoo-ha to please the "Lord of the Rings" demographic, but the movie's real coup is in how it repeatedly shifts our allegiance from Christians to pagans. Read full review
70
VarietyLeslie FelperinMar 7, 2011
While managing to deliver enough suspense and bloodletting to appease gore fans, steadily improving helmer Christopher Smith ("Severance") and screenwriter Dario Poloni smuggle in a merciless critique of religious delusion. Read full review
63
New York PostLou LumenickMar 11, 2011
Though deadly serious, Christopher Smith's European-made bubonic- plague melodrama provides good value with lots of blood and guts, as well as a solid cast. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMar 8, 2011
With unexpected supernatural restraint, the movie approaches a religious parable; am I being unfair in wishing it had a touch more apocalyptic hysteria to it? Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttMar 9, 2011
Horror film buffs like to giggle as much as scream but there're no giggles here. Read full review
40
EmpireDan JolinMar 7, 2011
An encouraging set-up soon descends into a grubby muddle, leaving you wishing you were just rewatching "The Name Of The Rose" instead. Read full review
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