Deathgasm
Dark Sky Films | Release Date: October 2, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
CineVueMartyn ConterioSep 27, 2015
Jason Lei Howden's directorial debut is primed for unalloyed genre thrills, making you laugh until your sides hurt and subverting the rom-zom-com format. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurraySep 30, 2015
First-time writer-director Jason Lei Howden (who has a day job working for Peter Jackson’s special effects house Weta Digital) has delivered something amiably silly, liberally splattered with human viscera, and scored to the punishing grind of electric guitars. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 22, 2015
Deathgasm is a giddy avalanche of gore and heavy metal-drenched mayhem that takes itself not even a tiny bit seriously. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAnita GatesOct 1, 2015
In between the rampant four-letter words and the occasional partial nudity are likable attempts at humor — some sweet, some saucy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceRob StaegerOct 1, 2015
Cawthorne's performance underpins the resulting power fantasy with genuine emotion. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovOct 7, 2015
Peppered with clever, self-referential one-liners that whip by almost too fast to catch them, Deathgasm is – like most metalheads/punks/Morrissey fans – a helluva lot smarter than one might at first suspect. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoOct 2, 2015
Gorehounds need not worry that a movie called Deathgasm plays it safe. This is a defiantly, well, metal movie. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 27, 2015
Director Jason Lei Howden has a flair for punchlines that are funny for reasons that are essentially impossible to describe. Read full review
60
The GuardianJordan HoffmanOct 1, 2015
A dopey splatterfest that features one-dimensional characters and a draggy first act that’s eventually won over by creatively immature gross-outs and absurd violence. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveySep 27, 2015
This amiably dumb feature debut for New Zealand writer-director Jason Lei Howden could have used some additional polish on the scripting side to bump its bad-taste humor up from the routinely to the inspirationally silly. Read full review
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