John Dies at the End
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: January 25, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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14
Mixed:
7
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
EmpireJames WhiteMar 18, 2013
Gonzo freakiness in such doses that cult status is practically ensured. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJan 31, 2013
This is really the kind of movie that was made to be watched in a haze after midnight, at which point it would all, no doubt, make perfect sense. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 24, 2013
Flaked with offbeat witticisms, cheese ball effects and fanboy splatter gore, the surreal John Dies at the End has the vibe of a shaggy dog story, which works both for and against it. Read full review
55
NPRScott TobiasJan 24, 2013
Once the colorful anecdotes sprawl out into an actual narrative, the film gets convoluted and loud, amplifying the weirdness without doing much to clarify it. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJan 24, 2013
Another is how the film manages, in the absence of a coherent plot, to be so funny and engaging until, somewhere around the midpoint, it goes as flat as a stepped-on creepy-crawly. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 24, 2013
Coscarelli's screenplay introduces an abundance of intriguing concepts but never goes very far with any of them. The characters are paper thin and the special effects are laughably bad. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJan 9, 2013
A supernatural action comedy that can never live up to its exciting opening scenes, Don Coscarelli's John Dies at the End mixes horror-tinged mayhem with smart-alec laughs but loses momentum early and gets bogged down in exposition. Read full review
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