The Fan
Columbia TriStar | Release Date: August 16, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
8
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88
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Director Tony Scott's stylistic flourishes haven't been put to such creepily seductive use since The Hunger. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
There's no denying that Scott is a wizard of the narcotic-flash school. In The Fan, he uses his chromium-edged technique to evoke a dread-saturated consumerist America in which the most beloved institutions have grown mercenary and hard. Read full review
63
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Tony Scott's vigorous direction is sometimes too vigorous. Loud rock music underscores many scenes, and Scott's habit of shooting at odd angles begins to seem like a mannerism. But on the whole his ambitious attack helps make The Fan entertaining in the moment, even if it's forgettable immediately afterward. Read full review
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