That Demon Within
China Lion Film Distribution | Release Date: April 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldApr 17, 2014
Pulp done with passion can be its own reward, as the veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Dante Lam shows with his feverish cop thriller That Demon Within. Read full review
70
VarietyMaggie LeeApr 16, 2014
Lam’s darkest work to date, one where violence is not just graphic but ugly, and Hong Kong symbolically comes to resemble a charnel house. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungApr 16, 2014
Lam’s filmmaking team deliver thrills on schedule with solid effects, crisp shooting and fast cutting. Read full review
63
Washington PostMark JenkinsApr 17, 2014
Its cinematic flair nearly overcomes the awkward story. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiApr 17, 2014
Not unlike most of its Hollywood counterparts, though, this Hong Kong import can't resist the urge to dumb down a fascinating premise for the sake of mass consumption. Read full review
40
Village VoiceSimon AbramsApr 16, 2014
Rock-dumb Hong Kong thriller That Demon Within is exhausting, and only sometimes batshit enough to be engaging. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeEthan GilsdorfApr 17, 2014
There’s a half-realized, half-haunting Hitchcockian psychodrama buried somewhere within That Demon Within. What’s on the surface plays more like Wong and Lam simply forgot to take their meds. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineRob HumanickApr 17, 2014
It rarely feels like anything more than an effort to pander to the kind of audiences that enjoy Quentin Tarantino's films for all the wrong reasons. Read full review
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