Stage Fright
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: May 9, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewiczMay 7, 2014
It’s half "Friday the 13th," half "Phantom of the Paradise," and just cheesy enough to work. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonMay 9, 2014
Like a bad '80s flick, Stage Fright, could have been so much fun. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMay 8, 2014
It’s inspired enough to draw attention to ways that it doesn’t realize its potential. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMay 8, 2014
Stage Fright has a weakness for predictability; it practically revels in it. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 7, 2014
Despite Meat Loaf’s hammily entertaining turn as the desperate owner of a musical theater summer camp, the film fails to live up to its obvious inspirations. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithMay 7, 2014
Stage Fright starts out as a funny musical mashup — “Glee” meets“Friday the 13th” — but winds up indulging slasher-flick clichés instead of spoofing them. Read full review
50
The DissolveScott TobiasApr 8, 2014
The songs are fine; the slaughter is sub-standard. Read full review
40
VarietyAndrew BarkerMay 8, 2014
Most frustratingly, the film rarely manages to meld its two parent genres at all, with musical-theater pastiche dominating the early going, and straight slasher pastiche taking over around the halfway point, and rarely the twain do meet. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMay 6, 2014
As horror musicals go, Stage Fright is never more than an out-of-town tryout. Read full review
37
Washington PostMark JenkinsMay 8, 2014
Whether it’s being sexy, jokey or homicidal, Stage Fright doesn’t deliver the goods with sufficient spirit. It lacks the sparkle to be a truly killer show. Read full review
30
Village VoiceSimon AbramsMay 6, 2014
Stage Fright's lopsided tone wouldn't be so confounding if the horror elements worked or if writer-director Jerome Sable's music, co-composed with Eli Batalion, weren't so forgettable. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineClayton DillardMay 5, 2014
Jerome Sable's debut feature couldn't be further from De Palma's delirious cinematic essays on vision and genre. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMay 15, 2014
None of it works, really, as either musical satire or genre Chex mix. Read full review
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