eXistenZ
Metascore
68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
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  1. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    30
    The performances are so terrible that it's hard to know whether Cronenberg wants to signal that much of what we're seeing isn't "real" or he has just forgotten how to write for hemoglobular flesh vessels--i.e., human beings.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    30
    Crazy? Crazy is too mild a word by far to describe the twisted worm at play inside the skull of the Canadian director David Cronenberg -- And that craziness is given full vent in the vomitorium called eXistenZ.

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User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AdamA.
    10
    This movie is one of the best films I've seen. Totally original. Great cast and performances. Killer story and great direction. Totally creepy. So many great scenes.… Full Review »
  2. JoshC
    9
    Cronenberg's best film since Dead Ringers. This film ends a decade long slump of duds and near misses. This movie returns to his greatnes of the 70's and 80's and stops pandering to smug critics like J. Hoberman. This film is for the fans.… Full Review »
  3. CharlieW.
    7
    This movie made me scream at the end for its pure weirdness... I don't know whether I like it or not... *twitch* *twitch*
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