The Car
Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 13, 1977 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
21
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
0
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
65
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)David Menzies
If anything, this film is a cautionary tale for those who clamour for the driverless car. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneJim Sulski
A possessed-car film that beat Christine by a few years but is a much inferior version. [02 Feb 1993, p.3C]
30
The GuardianStaff (Not Credited)
A demonic limo, driverless behind its tinted windows, vrooms around killing people in this squashy horror that fails to match other vehicular creepies like Christine and Duel. [24 Sep 1999, p.20]
25
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
It is, in short, sub-par as demon-possessed-car movies go, even if watching Brolin attempt to act horrified at the sight of a classic automobile makes it almost worthwhile. Read full review
25
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
As silly as it sounds, but strangely dull. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Good score, OK crash sequences, and lots of unintentional laughs are the only reasons to sit through this movie. Read full review
20
The New York TimesVincent Canby
The performances are terrible—thin and overwrought in the manner of actors trying to improvise without an idea in their heads. Read full review
20
Washington PostGary Arnold
There's no telling how many sounder, wittier scripts, including stories in the same genre, might have been overlooked or rejected in order to waste time and resources on this feeble in-house imitation. Read full review
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