Friday the 13th
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 9, 1980 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
7
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50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Friday the 13th is neither tense nor frightening (although, to be fair, it is at times creepy and atmospheric, due in part to budgetary limitations that led to a low-key style). Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJeremiah Kipp
It's a formula with no pretensions. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
The crude technique of director Sean Cunningham borrows whatever sophistication it has from Halloween's precise and elegant point-of-view shots of the killer, though Cunningham often cheats by using the ploy inconsistently. For all its shoddiness, the film manages, just barely, to achieve its ignoble goals--it delivers what it promises. Read full review
40
EmpireKim Newman
As the bodies pile up amongst this testy crowd of horny teens, there remains a vacant hole were someone scary should be. In a strange way, this film stands unique amongst all slasher films as one where the killer is nearly intangible. Read full review
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