Pathology
Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
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  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Sandy MacDonald
    75
    Even squeamish viewers are apt to be captivated by the tight, credible scripting; these 20-somethings talk and behave like today's irony-clad young sophisticates. And whatever your opinion of the subject matter, you can't fault the filmmaking.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    70
    When a movie opens with the diner scene from "When Harry Met Sally" as performed by cadavers, and later proceeds to sex scenes involving scalpels and needles, the actual plot is inconsequential. Fans of hard-R exploitation will love this; everyone else will likely be appalled. Screw 'em.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    70
    A nasty, naughty little film, a delightfully disagreeable horror-thriller.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    67
    Much like "Crank," it's the guiltiest of guilty pleasures.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    60
    Like its characters, the picture is too clever for its own good, allowing the meticulously researched scenario to be undone by implausible behavior and gaping plot holes.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    38
    It takes a certain genius to make butchered corpses, sociopathic lunacy and meth-fueled debauchery nerve-scrapingly dull, and German director Marc Schoelermann and screenwriters Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank) possess it.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    30
    A particularly nasty slice of medical-themed horror, Marc Scholermann's film is the sort of thriller in which the tenderest scene depicts an autopsy.
  8. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Stina Chyn
    30
    Alyssa Milano is a delight, but her ten to thirteen minutes of screen-time mark her as more of a distraction than substantiation.

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User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. rellimdet
    1
    Extremely awkward. Plot development is empty and the acting is nothing special, which is the overall feeling of this movie...nothing special. Just another gruesome, gory, and violent movie trying to mask itself with a mildly interesting plot. By the end of the movie you find yourself saying "Why am I watching this?"… Full Review »
  2. JB
    6
    Why 6? Two reasons: First, that's only a 6 in the Horror genre, which, being genre, is always going to be thin. If you're a Horror fan, it's worth seeing. Second, there aren't enough movies depicting the thin, psychological line tread by medical folks between caring and detachment. The problem with this movie is the scenes supposed to bring the viewer to this conclusion are hamfisted. The most bungled being the easiest to pull off - two buildup scenes where the "hero", already teetering on that edge, is supposed to be disgusted by the inhumanity of humanity. This makes his later descent into over-the-top debauchery seem just exploitative. Could have been so much better, but I think it's worth recognizing their attempt.… Full Review »
  3. SM
    1
    This movie is only to be watched by guys. Excessively VIOLENT. Not much of twist or interesting ideas.
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