Malevolence

Name: Malevolence
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: October 29, 2004
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 43

2004

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Anchor Bay Entertainment | Release Date: October 29, 2004 | R

Summary: In a small rural farm town that you never heard of, in a house far removed from the main road, something terrible is happening. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)

Director: Stevan Mena

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Dennis Harvey

Eventually pic turns into a formula slasher over-indebted to the usual "Texas Chainsaw" and "Halloween" models. But until then, Mena's direction (if not his script) suggest he's ready for bigger-budget assignments. Read full review

Heidi Martinuzzi

Stevan Mena nonetheless is adept at creating images that disturb and disgust on levels most horror filmmakers can only dream of. Read full review

Jason Anderson

A low-budget American horror film that's already established itself as a fan favourite, Malevolence flaunts all the trappings of an old-school slasher flick. Read full review

Ned Martel

Malevolence will lead Halloween-inspired viewers into this dark place for some palpitations, but the thrills will come from sheer density of gruesome images, not from frightfully new ideas. Read full review

Robert Dominguez

The acting and dialogue is as silly as the potato sack the killer wears on his head. Read full review

Mark Holcomb

Laughably unscary. Read full review

David Hiltbrand

It's hard to understand what Malevolence is doing in theaters. If ever a movie deserved to go directly to DVD, it's this dreary horror treatment. Read full review

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