Creepy
Kimstim Films | Release Date: October 21, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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90
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyOct 18, 2016
When the film shifts into territory less Hitchcockian than Lynchian – with a touch of Park Chan-wook’s Asian Gothic – the quiet confidence of Kurosawa’s approach has paid off, allowing him to vault into this more intense register. It’s not all just ghoulish fun, though: there’s a serious subtext here involving everyday evil. Read full review
90
VarietyMaggie LeeOct 18, 2016
The film supplies a headlong rush of tension and cruelty all the way to a gratifying final payoff. Read full review
90
Village VoiceRob StaegerOct 18, 2016
What's the opposite of a jump scare? Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has mastered it in the superb Creepy, revealing the upsetting details with such slow-build subtlety that you don't notice your skin crawling until it's halfway out the door. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOct 26, 2016
Perturbed and darkly funny. Read full review
83
The Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaOct 18, 2016
Together with the camera’s constantly creeping pans and dollies — as well as the bilious green tinge that permeates each frame — the film thus generates a sense of unease that intensifies very gradually and unremittingly, reaching an extreme pitch by the time of its denouement. Read full review
80
The New York TimesManohla DargisOct 20, 2016
Creepy certainly works — looks and feels — like a horror movie, but it also has the conundrums of a detective story, the emotional currents of a domestic drama and the quickening pulse of a psychological thriller, a combination that creates a kind of destabilization. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayOct 20, 2016
Creepy uses silence as a tool of terror, following its characters through long, tense scenes where everything’s a little too quiet, and where each creak sounds like a scream. The director has always excelled at making the ordinary seem unsettling. Read full review
75
IndieWireMichael NordineAug 3, 2017
Creepy is both a return home and a return to form. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoNov 10, 2016
As a character, Yasuko feels a bit underdeveloped, resulting in a late-film character turn that I didn’t quite buy, but every narrative issue in Creepy is overwhelmed by the quality of the filmmaking. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 21, 2016
In terms of formal orchestration, Creepy is as sublime as any prior Kiyoshi Kurosawa film. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonNov 21, 2016
There are few surprises in Creepy. With the exception of a bleak, pointed ending, it all plays out as you’d expect. That’s not necessarily a criticism – it’s fun to watch the pieces click into place, and the film is never less than slick, well-acted and nice looking. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungOct 18, 2016
All of these ingredients should come together in a mouth-watering finale, but such is not the case; in fact, the film becomes more obvious and less psychological as it goes on. Read full review
60
CineVuePatrick GambleOct 18, 2016
Uneven, convoluted and laden with far too many twists and turns Creepy sadly struggles to balance both terror and suspense, with any intrigue dissipating long before the film's secrets are eventually unravelled. Read full review
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