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Metascore
17 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 12 Critics What's this?

User Score
4.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 189 Ratings

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  • Starring: Brittany Snow
  • Summary: Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns deadly, there is only one person who could be responsible...a man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive a night "to die for." (Sony Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 9 out of 12
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    70
    A surprisingly effective teen-skewing thriller that soft-pedals graphic violence (in marked contrast to the R-rated 1980 original) while generating a fair degree of suspense.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Formulaic to the core, this reworking of the fondly remembered high-school slasher picture works surprisingly well on its own terms.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    30
    This is as listless, mindless and utterly useless a piece of corporate brain-clog as one is likely to come across for quite some time.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 38
  3. Negative: 23 out of 38
  1. FrankS
    10
    This film is well worth seeing. It is a very good reimagining of the 1980 classic with an all new story. It's stylish, technically well made, well acted, well paced and an auspicious feature film directorial debut by Nelson McCormick. I enjoyed it and I am waiting for the unrated DVD to be released.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JayH.
    5
    Although it's not a great film, I am surprised at the extremely negative reviews. It did have some suspense, and it held my interest. Indeed, it did have cliche's. Brittany Snow certainly doesn't have the acting range for the role.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. KeenanS
    3
    This is the slasher genre at its worst. Prom Night is an incompetent, boring, unscary, not gory, and downright awful horror/thriller. The only enjoyable moments was when the stupid teens get killed and the music is not so bad like everything else. The only people who will enjoy this film are girls who don't like horror films in general, but will be pleased to learn about this toned down affront to decency. Want a good teen slasher? Watch the Scream films, they're way better than this crap.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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