Prince of Darkness
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 23, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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Los Angeles TimesMichael Wilmington
To give the movie its due, it's been directed, at least on the visual level, with unusual elegance: filled with graceful, gliding tracking shots, and icily precise Hitchcockian setups of the bleak decor and scary effects. Read full review
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness gets off to an intriguing start. But then the movie loses its way. Read full review
40
The New York TimesVincent Canby
A surprisingly cheesy horror film to come from Mr. Carpenter (''Halloween,'' ''Escape From New York,'' among others), a director whose work is usually far more efficient and inventive. Read full review
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