Hellbenders
Lionsgate | Release Date: October 18, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
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1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesMiriam BaleOct 17, 2013
This movie has the humor and insouciant pileup of bizarre and disgustingly beautiful images of a cult classic on late-night cable. Read full review
50
The DissolveSam AdamsOct 18, 2013
Hellbenders mostly feels like a doodle, an amiable lark that will amuse genrephiles and anyone else with their sights set appropriately low. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe LeydonOct 21, 2013
Hellbenders becomes what it intends to burlesque, and that’s not so damn funny, even with 3D gimmickry. Read full review
40
Village VoiceChuck WilsonOct 15, 2013
Aided by capable if unnecessary 3D effects, Petty displays a flair for staging violent action, but he's trapped inside a broad comic set-up that doesn't mesh with the story's innate meanness. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiOct 18, 2013
One of those films that expends so much time and effort in trying to become the next big cult sensation that it never gets around to simply being a good movie. Read full review
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