Malignant
New Line Cinema | Release Date: September 10, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
11
Negative:
5
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38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 11, 2021
Performances? Nobody in this will be topping their resume with it. Neither will the director. Let’s hope it’s just a blip, a disaster soon to be forgotten by him and the studio that wrote the checks for it. I’m pretty sure he already has. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsSep 13, 2021
Wan’s never been the most technically adept or sophisticated storyteller, but his weaknesses as a filmmaker are especially apparent throughout. Read full review
25
The PlaylistWarren CantrellSep 10, 2021
The gore is top-notch, and things take a turn for the better in the last 25 minutes, yet it’s not enough to save the movie, which is decidedly not good, no matter what the octopus drummer-lovers in your life might tell you. Read full review
25
The Associated PressLindsey BahrSep 10, 2021
Malignant at least has originality going for it. It’s also a thanklessly humorless and offensively sadistic film that fails to capture any sort of authentic emotion or make any meaningful statements about trauma. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleRobert MorastSep 10, 2021
The film has a fairly clever and original premise — one that’s better left unspoiled as a third act reveal. But the path to it is bizarre and beguiling with too many moments that feel like an episode of “CSI” or “Without a Trace” with much better cinematography and worse dialogue. It kind of makes you wonder what the hell Wan was doing here. Read full review
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