Shocker
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International | Release Date: October 27, 1989 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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The New York TimesStephen Holden
With its freewheeling mixture of gore, surrealism and Freud, it will do almost anything to grab attention. If the movie's metaphors are as obvious and as portentous as the heavy metal music that punctuates the action, Shocker at least has the feel of a movie that was fun to make. Read full review
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Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Problems arise from an uncharacteristically loose structure, which frequently brings the movie to the brink of narrative collapse; Craven's visual flair and enthusiastic pacing nevertheless deliver ample (if sometimes frustrating) rewards. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A sloppy, often goofy chiller, the film is full of references to (and outright rip-offs from) other movies, especially those of New Line Cinema, Craven's erstwhile producer. Read full review
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
At first glance (or at least for the first 40 minutes) Shocker seems a potential winner, an almost unbearably suspenseful, stylish and blood-drenched ride courtesy of writer-director Wes Craven’s flair for action and sick humour. As it continues, however, the camp aspects simply give way to the ridiculous while failing to establish any rules to govern the mayhem. The result is plenty of unintentional laughs. Read full review
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