Poltergeist
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 22, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
18
Negative:
6
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38
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 22, 2015
Blase actors rob this of any prayer of being scary. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMay 22, 2015
There are a few decent performances, a nice riff on the technology fears that drove the original movie, and a centerpiece of horror that works, but never once do you get the feeling that the people behind this remake are here because of artistic passion or creative drive. Read full review
35
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeMay 19, 2015
Poltergeist ultimately plays like the most perfunctory of remakes, one born of rights ownership and title marketability rather than a burning desire on anyone’s part to do something interesting or provocative with a classic. The 1982 original remains unassailable, all the more so when stood side by side with its pipsqueak descendant. Read full review
30
The DissolveCharles BramescoMay 22, 2015
Though the memory of Hooper’s picture haunts every frame of nü-Poltergeist, Kenan’s will fade unseen into the great beyond first. Read full review
25
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 22, 2015
To call Poltergeist laughable is not the same thing as saying it’s bad (although it is that, too.) It’s just that it seems less interested in scaring you than in making you chuckle. At least on that score it succeeds. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineClayton DillardMay 22, 2015
It's the cinematic equivalent of a pat on the back accompanied by a slap in the face. Read full review
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