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53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critics What's this?

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  • Starring: David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer
  • Summary: The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate into the size of SUVs. And they're hungry. (Warner Bros.)
  • Director: Ellory Elkayem
  • Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror, Comedy
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 99 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ted Shen
    90
    A cunning and hilarious update of the giant-insect movies of the 1950s.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    60
    Silly, good-natured and thoroughly unpretentious, this giant-spider movie has nothing more on its mind than providing the kind of brainless thrills once delivered by movies like Tarantula (1955), Earth vs. the Spider (1958) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975).
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Dennis Lim
    30
    Amid numerous identical skirmishes with leapfrogging arachnids, trace elements of black comedy and intentional camp are discernible but utterly extraneous.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
  1. BeccaL.
    8
    Not a big fan of horror movies (or spiders), but I liked this movie alot. It was very fun and lighthearted, even when people were being eaten by giant spiders. This movie isn't meant to be taken seriously, you'll come off as a giant loser if you do.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. TheQuietGamer
    5
    Cheesy yet surprisingly enjoyable, whether or not your going to enjoy this depends on how much you like b rated movie, it's not scary at all, honestly I just about laughed throughout the whole, although I'm not sure whether I was laughing with it or at it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. StevenB.
    0
    Wow!! I can honestly say, this is one of the worst movies ever made. Actually, it's like watching something other than a movie, like a bunch of bad acting, cheesy dialogue and laughably crap special effects, and like this kind of slapstick childish unfunny type of humour, all exploded onto your screen!!!! It's a bit like something you'd see on Disney Channel, like in the same league as Lizzie McGuire.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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