The Mephisto Waltz
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: June 11, 1971 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
There are some genuinely chilling scenes, but it is still a made-for-TV-ish ROSEMARY'S BABY rip-off. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The Mephisto Waltz, which is inferior to "Rosemary's Baby" on all sorts of fundamental levels like direction, photography and acting, is fatally inferior in its understanding of the supernatural. If a horror movie is to be taken seriously, it has to pretend to take horror seriously. And this one doesn't. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMolly Haskell
Paul Wendkos, a director with a cult-following is responsible, and he makes you appreciate Polanski's extraordinary discretion in the handling of similar material. [15 Apr 1971, p.69]
40
The New York TimesHoward Thompson
This shrill, heavy-handed exercise only makes us appreciate "Rosemary's Baby" all over again. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Bizarre and vulgar, certainly, but also very hard to follow. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Main fault is a tired script with more than a full quota of arch, laughable dialog, spouted with relish by performers struggling to keep their heads above water. Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Staff (Not Credited)
A confusing, unintentionally funny movie starring Jacqueline Bisset and a young Alan Alda. [23 Jun 2002, p.8]
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