Queen of the Damned
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 22, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
15
Negative:
14
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38
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The main theme is the loneliness of the social outcast. That, plus a soundtrack to wake the undead, and the morbidly entombed presence of Aaliyah, will attract an audience despite the movie's intrinsic cheesiness.
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Like many genuinely awful movies, Queen of the Damned has the ingredients of a cult film. Read full review
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Abbott, Petroni and director Michael Rymer do exploit the visual and aural cliches of vampire movies from the last 20 years: The creatures wear tattoos, shave their heads, listen to blistering rock and dress in black leather. For a band of societal outsiders, they're pathetically conformist. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Knows that it's junk and tries feebly to rejoice in its junkiness.
30
SalonDamien Cave
Just as the author's characters suffer through their immortality, as they crave closure and a death to their blood-sucking madness, so Queen of the Damned demands an end to its own misery. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJane Dark
Aaliyah fans, as well as fans of charisma, sex, and violence, will be sorely disappointed. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
This kind of fiasco turns movie critics into so many Night Stalkers. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Self-serious, pointless and silly. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
"Queen" is a movie that stoops to jokes like calling Lestat's CD "a monster hit"; the movie is just a plain old monster. Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Although the movie is set in the rock world and, therefore, should be a sort of extended music video, it's devoid of even MTV-caliber originality. Read full review
20
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
A surreal piece of silliness. Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
What saddened me, however, wasn't the silliness but recognizing the great Swedish actress Lena Olin under a lot of "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" makeup. What a waste. Read full review
10
Film ThreatGareth Von Kallenbach
Audiences should demand this film be buried never to see the light of day again. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Turns out to be a muddled limp biscuit of a movie, a vampire soap opera that doesn't make much sense even on its own terms. Read full review
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