Jakob's Wife
RLJE Films | Release Date: April 16, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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9
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6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatLorry KiktaApr 7, 2021
While there are some serious themes at play, the movie still has plenty of gooey gory fun for horror fans. Read full review
75
The PlaylistAsher LubertoApr 30, 2021
It’s an absorbing (if sometimes preachy) look at the horrors of becoming a housewife, and a splash of holy water on the demons of assigned gender roles. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 16, 2021
In Jakob’s Wife, the classic vampire theme is looped into an insightful and often very funny commentary on marriage and the limitations placed on women. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayApr 14, 2021
The themes of Jakob’s Wife are a bit simplistic, but the lead performances are incredibly complex, drawing on the two stars’ decades of screen (and life) experience. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerApr 14, 2021
By turns funny, grisly, tragic and insightful, Jakob's Wife carries the smartness of years. Never has the idea that vampire and vampire hunter are caught in a codependent relationship been more elegantly and humorously framed. Read full review
67
ConsequenceJenn AdamsApr 7, 2021
Jakob’s Wife is a fun throwback to gory vampire horror, but its gory surface covers some troubling implications. The problem lies in presenting two oppositional arguments and not fully interrogating either of them. Read full review
65
SlashfilmJacob HallApr 7, 2021
As a showcase for its legendary leads, and as late-night snack for those who like scores synthesized and their blood practical, it’s certainly a good enough time at the movies. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 14, 2021
Believability takes a back seat here, obviously, and the special effects are so over-the-top bloody as to be more comical than scary; unlike In the Earth, a much slicker British horror film opening in theaters this week, Jakob’s Wife proudly embraces its inherent B-ness. But it’s the star who makes this a low-down hoot while rooting it in some tart and deserved observations about the battle of the sexes. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 13, 2021
Watching two pros throw themselves into a low-budget movie shot, on location, in BFE Mississippi isn’t just amusing, it’s inspiring. Love what you do kids, and you’ll never get old, with or without the vampire’s kiss. Read full review
60
The GuardianLeslie FelperinAug 19, 2021
Crampton and Fessenden’s easy, credible chemistry keeps up a steady baseline of bickering banter that’s charming throughout. The film could have been a bit more audacious about tweaking Christian pieties, but you can’t have everything. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeApr 16, 2021
Despite the conviction Crampton and Fessenden bring to their onscreen relationship, however, Jakob’s Wife is more successful as a gleeful bloodbath than it is as a character-driven horror-drama. Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 14, 2021
Crampton and Fessenden are great in their respective roles both when the drama asks them to grab our attention and the comedy asks them to goof around Read full review
50
Paste MagazineMary Beth McAndrewsApr 16, 2021
With Jakob’s Wife, come for the campy gore, stay for the surprisingly feminist message about vampirism as a way to set you free. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeApr 12, 2021
Travis Stevens’s film is psychologically astute, until it gives itself over to turning subtext into extremely legible text. Read full review
40
VarietyJessica KiangApr 7, 2021
Despite Crampton and Fessenden’s game playing, and a few nicely icky practical effects, “Jakob’s Wife” feels strangely anemic, which, as we all know is more fatal to the already iron-deficient movie vampire than garlic, holy water and sunshine combined. Read full review
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