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Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 27
  2. Negative: 12 out of 27
  1. 75
    The movie is like the low-rent, road show version of those serious drug movies where everybody is macho and deadly.
  2. Reviewed by: Damon Wise
    60
    Yes, it’s offensive, stupid and loud, but its cartoonish, macabre wit should be evident to anyone with a brain in the first ten minutes. Whether it’s funny or not, though, is another matter entirely. Approach with extreme caution -- and/or rubber gloves.
  3. Both a madcap comedy and a cautionary tale about the dangers of drug abuse. But it's not funny or smart enough to work as either one, let alone to strike a balance.
  4. 38
    This is a gleefully repulsive movie. Spun is bound to be described as bold and cutting-edge by those who confuse shock value with achievement. Most people, however, will just long for a shower after it's over.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Mr.Screenjaw
    10
    Completely missed by critics. there is no plot to meth. i liked spun for all the reasons the hacks hated it. bravo.
  2. DaveD
    9
    Superb druggy slice of life. Perfect mix of style and content. All the cast are on top form, and Rourke is effortlessly good as The Cook.
  3. CiscoP.
    9
    Just like a movie about speed should be, fun, fast and disconnected, this characters are much more real than some people would like to believe.
  4. StacH.
    8
    I don't care - I liked this one. It's like a curiosity. And, so far from the formulaic tired crap that's out there usually. Worth a view at least. Expand

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