Ravenous
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: March 19, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
9
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
It's not really serious, not especially funny, and not noticeably scary. Strikeout. Read full review
38
USA TodayMike Clark
This movie is a howler as well -- possibly even intentionally -- but if it is a black comedy, the joke is overextended by far too many arms and legs. [19 March 1999, Life, p. 13E]
25
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
In concept alone, Ravenous is anything but appetizing, but in execution it's worse than you'd imagine. Read full review
25
Rolling StoneStaff (Not credited)
You don't want to see this bilge. Director Milcho Manchevski, who was fired in midproduction, is the only one with cause to celebrate. Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The film is one of those accursed self-styled "outrageous" comedies that play the horrific for broad laughs, with a comically inflated style of dialogue that's so hip one doubts it could have been conceived before 1997, much less 1847. Read full review
20
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Do not be concerned if laughter trickles out of the scary parts or boredom creeps into the funny parts; this is to be expected. Read full review
20
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Don't go to this movie on a full stomach. Better yet, don't go. Read full review
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