The Fury
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: March 10, 1978 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
This attempted follow-up to Carrie almost entirely lacks its predecessor's narrative thrust and suspense. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Still reeling from the success of Carrie, De Palma turns this 1978 film into an endless series of shock effects, some of which work but most of which don't. Read full review
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
The Fury was directed by Brian De Palma in what appears to have been an all-out effort to transform the small-scale, Grand Guignol comedy of his Carrie into an international horror/spy/occult mind-blower of a movie. He didn't concentrate hard enough, though. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The film bogs down, however, because of De Palma's penchant for technically slick but overblown action scenes that call attention to themselves as virtuoso set pieces instead of advancing the narrative. Read full review
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