Phantoms
Dimension Films | Release Date: January 23, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
10
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50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Until it coughs up a ridiculously convoluted explanation of why an isolated town in Colorado suddenly goes deader than a weekday matinee of "The Postman," Phantoms delivers the shivers. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Phantoms is fear-less.
50
Film ThreatRon Wells
Hot Damn! A full-on gory (relatively) unpretensious horror movie!... Far better than it has any right to be. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Director Joe Chapelle knows how to stage a spooky scene, and Going and McGowan supply a refreshing alternative to the shrieking bimbos so familiar to horror fans. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A horror film that starts out creepy but ends up disjointed and borderline- incoherent. It's a shame that the final product isn't a little better packaged because, unlike many lame entries into the genre, this one actually contains a few interesting, philosophically titillating ideas. Read full review
40
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The effects are murky and the giant worm looks more like a smear on the lens than anything else. Most of the intensity is generated by sudden sound effects like ringing phones, alarm clocks or oven timers. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
All the movie's free-form horror phenomena might have been more interesting if the plot didn't keep insisting on a systematic explanation for them. Read full review
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