Jeepers Creepers
United Artists | Release Date: August 31, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
10
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Salva's view of the universe is bleak, but he communicates it with scary sincerity. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Balancing homage with creativity, the picture is tight, stylishly filmed, clever and, importantly, scary. Read full review
80
SlateDavid Edelstein
The movie is good enough to put a chill into the late-summer air. Salva has nasty surprises in the grim, minor-key last third, during which the feeling dawns on you that sleep for the next few nights won't come easily. Read full review
80
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It may stir you, it may make you laugh. I am of the stirred variety. I do not want to meet this guy in the dark, though I've been meeting him in my dreams for years. We all have. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
As stylish as it is grisly, Jeepers Creepers has cult film written all over it, and it's not for nothing that Francis Ford Coppola has been a staunch Victor Salva mentor. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The story (what there is of it) doesn't make much sense, but this is a very scary horror thriller that should keep you either on the edge of your seat or halfway under it. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Salva spins a backwoods serial killer setup into something really scary. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
If "The Others" is this year's paean to “quiet” horror, then Jeepers Creepers is its down 'n' dirty, punk rock, rip-your-throat-out-and-feed-it-to-you bastard child. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Horror fans will still find it worthwhile. The ending is also a nice twist on the slasher genre. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Good, ghoulish fun. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
It's a shame that Jeepers Creepers cops out -- as American genre movies have been doing for years -- and plays it safe with an F/X-heavy creature that no one would believe in a thousand years.
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
The first half-hour of this movie is sensational, creating an atmosphere of dread that any horror master would envy. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
It does survive its 40-minute test drive before turning into a lemon. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The first half-hour of Jeepers Creepers is so frightening that it's almost a relief when the movie subsequently collapses into silliness. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Turns into a grab-bag freak show as desperate as it is arbitrary. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Works up a reasonably delicious tingle. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
Salva falls back on dull, jumbled action and an awkward subplot as he lurches toward a sequel. Read full review
40
VarietyScott Foundas
Emerges as the most conventional and least imaginative of the recent crop of high-class fright movies that includes "The Others," "Session 9" and "Wendigo." Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Gets off to a great start and then simply shuts down, like an awesome vintage car on an ambitious road trip. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeLoren King
The limp script actually has the characters spout ''Let's get outta here!'' more than once. Or maybe that's just a wise member of the audience talking. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
After introducing a provocative opening, the movie settles in for some pretty cheap scare effects, as well as by-the-numbers computer graphic imagery for the actual marauder. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
A standard-issue, ineptly executed serving of the genre's staples, from skeptical cops to an all-knowing psychic. Read full review
12
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Plays like an amateur debut effort written over a weekend during which its writer wasn't entirely sober. Read full review
0
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
This tripe, however, isn't worth your time or our ink. Read full review
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