The Sentinel
Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 11, 1977 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
19
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 5 Critic Reviews
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1
Negative:
4
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The Associated PressDolores Barclay
Doesn't deliver the chills it should, but leaves an uneasy feeling. [26 Oct 1990]
30
The New York TimesRichard Eder
Nagging thoughts are not supposed to arise in horror pictures—last summer Mr. Winner predicted that this picture would be extremely horrifying — but The Sentinel has long stretches where there is nothing to do but notice things. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Whereas Tod Browning showed the warm humanity of such people in FREAKS (1932), Winner cruelly exploits their handicaps for the purpose of repulsing his audience. This alone makes the film detestable. Read full review
20
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Sentinel is a grubby, grotesque excursion into religioso psychodrama, notable for uniformly poor performances by a large cast of familiar names and direction that is hysterical and heavy-handed. Read full review
0
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
A film which plagiarises so brazenly - and so badly - that it seems like little more than a pile of out-takes from recent supernatural successes. Read full review
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