Pulse
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Metascore
27 out of 100

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4.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 126 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 11 out of 18
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    63
    To say Wes Craven's rewrite of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 "Pulse" isn't as bad as it could have been sounds like faint praise, but Kurosawa's "Pulse" is one of the true masterpieces of recent Asian horror, and the track record for Hollywood horror redos isn't great.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    60
    American director Jim Sonzero has taken the same campus setting and plot and added some rationale by "science-fictioning" it.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    30
    A dumbed-down remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's disturbingly abstract Japanese horror film.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nathan Lee
    30
    The American version of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Pulse" mimics the plot fundamentals, but lacks any traces of Mr. Kurosawa’s creepy minimalism and conceptual rigor.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 16 out of 26
  1. DanK.
    10
    Great Film, genuinely scary at times. loved it
  2. Pencils
    7
    Not the best, but not bad. Quite atmospheric and creepy at times. No, it didnt make a lot of sense in spots, but, then, what horror movies does, really? Very few, so I don't worry about that part. I liked the low-key special effects. In the end, it's an enjoyable way to spend a summer afternoon.… Expand
  3. BRizza
    3
    More holes than Louis Sachar
  4. SusanS.
    3
    It was very dark no color no surprises the most disturbing thing was the condition of the movie theater. I have seen scarier on the X- Files.

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