Malignant
New Line Cinema | Release Date: September 10, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
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7
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11
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiSep 10, 2021
Malignant might not hold up to scrutiny but by the time all its mysteries are revealed, it’s clear that it was never supposed to. It’s an absurdly entertaining frightfest with a heavy emphasis on the absurd, and thank heaven — or hell — for it. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Sep 11, 2021
Regardless of one’s math on the ratio of fun to dumb in Aquaman, there’s no way to watch this deranged follow-up and not conclude that Wan’s back where he belongs. Still, a little of that time in the superhero trenches seems to have crept into his supernatural comeback. Read full review
75
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSep 10, 2021
The lack of true scares may be a deal-breaker for some. And indeed, the overall outlandishness at work on the screen is going to flat-out annoy certain viewers. But then there will be those who revel in the audacity of Malignant, and boy oh boy are those folks in for a treat. This isn't even close to being James Wan's best horror movie, but cripes, it sure is a lot of fun.  Read full review
70
Paste MagazineLex BriscusoSep 13, 2021
Between sufficient scares and a puzzling yet promising narrative that takes shape in a wild fever that matches the intensity of the nearly feral antagonist, the story is vast and threaded smartly into a wearable piece of dread. The more granular writing, however, can be lackluster and the dialogue comes off cringeworthy in several spots. Read full review
70
PolygonSiddhant AdlakhaSep 10, 2021
Malignant is rarely scary, but its outlandish bits likely didn’t happen by accident — not when it culminates in scenes so ludicrously over the top that they invite both fist-pumping cheers and wheeze-inducing laughter. Read full review
70
VarietyAndrew BarkerSep 10, 2021
It’s hard to say whether a film this bonkers “works” or not, but it’s impossible not to admire both the craft and the extravagant bad taste behind its go-for-broke energy. Read full review
63
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenSep 23, 2021
Malignant isn’t much of a horror movie—the scares are standard, the dialogue is awful, the performances are incongruous—but as a horror idea, it’s a whopper. Read full review
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