Idle Hands
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Metascore
31 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Starring: Devon Sawa, Elden Henson, Seth Green
  • Summary: Anton Tobias (Sawa) wakes up Halloween morning to discover-after watching some TV and perusing the contents of the fridge, oblivious to the pool of blood on the floor-that his parents have been turned into a couple of headless Halloween decorations. After hanging out with his equally irresponsible friends, Mick (Green) and Pnub (Henson), Anton discovers that his right hand has a very bloodthirsty mind of its own, and it's hell-bent on wreaking deadly havoc with or without him. [Sony]… Expand
  • Director: Rodman Flender
  • Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 90 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 13 out of 20
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    80
    Loaded with smart sight gags and endearing secondary characters, it effectively mixes slapstick splatter and deadpan satire...Pretty damned irresistible.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Ron Wells
    60
    Hey, it's not "Gone With the Wind" or even "Nightmare on Elm Street", so don't expect a masterpiece. You get a little nudity, a lot of gore, Seth Green doing his ironic commentary thing, and an easy way to kill a couple of hours.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    38
    This briefly inspired bit of surreality quickly descends into gratuitous bondage, mayhem and dumb humour, marking the usual progression from mildly absurd premise to gratingly idiotic conclusion.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    Ill-timed "Hands" has a very limited grasp of comedy.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. FilipeM
    10
    Maybe it was supposed to be scary, but it turned out to be one the most funny movies ever.
  2. MeganL
    10
    This is a way cool teen movie i love it!
  3. iamkhenzpolenio
    8
    A horrified teen movie went to a very scary images. The hand is scary looks like a reality. Effects are funny because it's perfect... Really scared on the man with bottle but completely an unholy mess with some pervasive use of comedy and horror elements.… Expand
  4. TastyJamProject
    0
    A horrible wasted time. I expected this to be a riff off of Evil Dead 2 and be more funny than scary. It was neither. This movie wastes the talent of Seth Green, still seems lame with it's R rating and gives you nothing to root for, (I hated the main character, he was dumb, knew nothing about weed for being such a stoner, and ultimately killed everyone around him). This movie single handedly ended Devon Sawa's career, (for good reason).… Collapse

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