Black Sheep
IFC Films | Release Date: June 22, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's smart; it's silly; it's – kill me now – shear terror. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Horror buffs in search of a fresh take on the usual grue should embrace it wholeheartedly. Read full review
75
PremiereEric Alt
You'll laugh, you'll groan, you'll never buy wool again. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Never very frightening, but it's clever and fun, with a memorable amount of humor and gore. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
It manages the weird feat of making a flock of sheep bounding across a meadow seem vaguely menacing. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJim Ridley
The cartoonish overkill that often makes Black Sheep a hoot proves wearying over an entire movie: The broad comedy and one-note characters eventually cancel out the horror, leaving elaborate set pieces that are more frantic than funny. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterLuke Sader
A giddily subversive addition to the age-old cinema tradition of the horror comedy. Read full review
70
VarietyJay Weissberg
Endearingly amusing horror pic. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Jolly good fun. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
The cast, including Tammy Davis as a handyman and Glenis Levestam as a housekeeper with a taste for innards, hits its marks flawlessly, even when the material isn't first-rate. Like "Shaun of the Dead," Black Sheep is at once exhilarating and self-deprecating, knowledgeable without being fannish, clever but not too clever. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Once you have seen a sheep munching on a bloody human leg, you may think twice about your next leg of lamb. On the other hand maybe you'll be inspired to seek vengeance. To provoke one of these responses -- vegetarianism or a defiant meat eating -- may be the point of this odd, amusing film. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
This is a one-joke skit that trots in a straight line, and your enjoyment of it will depend entirely on how many times you need to see gonzo sheep rip out human entrails. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Both the humor and horror are as broad as the side of the Oldfields' barn, but King and the cast are clearly having fun. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Unfortunately, Black Sheep takes so long to get going and misses so many easy opportunities for classic comedy it has to be regarded as a noble failure. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
The gold standard for the modern monster movie remains "Tremors," which combines genuine thrills with clever plot twists and distinctive characters. By contrast, Black Sheep has a bunch of one-note living jokes running around willy-nilly while being chased by killer sheep. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
I did like seeing the (fakey-looking) sheep take flying neck-high leaps at various human throats, in scenes recalling the killer rabbit in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." And I enjoyed the Kiwi dialects. And I suspect King's next film will be better. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Stunning vistas of New Zealand's rolling countryside aren't enough to carry this lame 2006 horror spoof. Read full review
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