Lake Placid
Fox 2000 Pictures | Release Date: July 16, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
13
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80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
As irritating as Lake Placid sometimes is, it also has an easygoing sense of fun, along with one of the more memorable movie monsters of recent years. The mismatched ingredients blend into a blissfully, stupidly surreal summer cocktail. Read full review
80
EmpireAndrew Collins
A straightforward camping-holiday nightmare, or a sly, ironic take on the same. It works deliciously as both. Read full review
70
Film ThreatRon Wells
While we do get a bit of gore, the movie is really about this wacky bunch of people jumping on each other's nerves, kind of a zany hero's journey. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
A formulaic thriller, treated in a style that's just shy of outright parody. Read full review
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