Cujo
Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 12, 1983 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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3
Negative:
2
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50
Slant MagazineEric Henderson
To be blunt, because there was just barely enough material in the source text to pad out the film, the filmmakers also used a lot of the stuff that worked in novel form but came off as stultifying on the screen. Read full review
50
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
For all its ingenuity, Cujo does lose an awful lot of ground from the fact that rabid St Bernards tend to evoke pity rather than terror. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
CUJO suffers from universally unsympathetic characters, and the dog is just not scary enough to maintain any interest. Significantly, the picture also lacks the sly humor that made ALLIGATOR so appealing. Read full review
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