The Frighteners
July 1996
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Todd McCarthy
Story was originally conceived as an episode of "Tales From the Crypt," and that is perhaps what it should have remained, as the thinness of the conceit shows throughout, painfully so in the first half.
Nigel Floyd
At times the relentless special effects and tangled plotting veer towards visual and narrative overkill, but the final tonal swerve is shocking and effective.
Janet Maslin
The actors can't keep the film's mood from verging on hysteria as the story roams all over the map. "The Frighteners" has flitted everywhere, even to heaven and hell, before it's over.
Kenneth Turan
Fortunately director Jackson, at home with all kinds of excess, keeps everything spinning nicely, not even losing a step when the mood turns increasingly disturbing.
Roger Ebert
Incredible, the amount of work that went into ``The Frighteners.'' And appalling.
Mike Clark
A mess with sporadic flashes of creativity.
Critic reviews
Todd McCarthy
Story was originally conceived as an episode of "Tales From the Crypt," and that is perhaps what it should have remained, as the thinness of the conceit shows throughout, painfully so in the first half.
Nigel Floyd
At times the relentless special effects and tangled plotting veer towards visual and narrative overkill, but the final tonal swerve is shocking and effective.
Janet Maslin
The actors can't keep the film's mood from verging on hysteria as the story roams all over the map. "The Frighteners" has flitted everywhere, even to heaven and hell, before it's over.
Kenneth Turan
Fortunately director Jackson, at home with all kinds of excess, keeps everything spinning nicely, not even losing a step when the mood turns increasingly disturbing.
Roger Ebert
Incredible, the amount of work that went into ``The Frighteners.'' And appalling.
Edward Guthmann
An object lesson in what to avoid when making the transition from low-budget films to studio productions.
User reviews
Fun romp in the supernatural Brilliant dark comedy that many have not seen. Fox does an excellent performance with an interesting character.
Cast and credits
Actors | Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Peter Dobson, Dee Wallace Stone, Jake Busey, Chi McBride, Jim Fyfe |
Producers | Jamie Selkirk, Peter Jackson |
Director | Peter Jackson |
Writers | Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson |
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Run time
110 minutes
Rating
R
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