Malevolence Image
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: In a small rural farm town that you never heard of, in a house far removed from the main road, something terrible is happening. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    60
    Eventually pic turns into a formula slasher over-indebted to the usual "Texas Chainsaw" and "Halloween" models. But until then, Mena's direction (if not his script) suggest he's ready for bigger-budget assignments.
  2. Reviewed by: Heidi Martinuzzi
    60
    Stevan Mena nonetheless is adept at creating images that disturb and disgust on levels most horror filmmakers can only dream of.
  3. Reviewed by: Jason Anderson
    50
    A low-budget American horror film that's already established itself as a fan favourite, Malevolence flaunts all the trappings of an old-school slasher flick.
  4. Reviewed by: Robert Dominguez
    38
    The acting and dialogue is as silly as the potato sack the killer wears on his head.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4