Studio 666
Open Road Films (II) | Release Date: February 25, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
16
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

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83
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerFeb 22, 2022
Loud, gory, sometimes silly, sometimes scary, and nearly always constant fun, Studio 666 is tailored to a pretty specific audience but has the potential to break outside of that niche, thanks to its commitment to old-school horror tropes with a hearty side of rock and roll. Read full review
80
NMEMark BeaumontMar 4, 2022
The electricity effects are way too cheap, but otherwise Studio 666 would sweep up the Palm D’Gore at any horror flick festival with an ounce of rock ’n’ roll in its fiend-infested soul. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesJ.R. KinnardFeb 24, 2022
Studio 666 is good B-movie fun! Time will tell if it deserves the same cult status as heavy-metal horror classics like “Trick or Treat” (1986) or “Black Roses” (1988), but there are still plenty of midnight thrills to be had. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 23, 2022
This is a stupid, silly, freewheeling mix of music, comedy and blood that kills. Read full review
71
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiFeb 22, 2022
It’s remarkable how far McConnell’s film can coast on little more than novelty power, star power, and Doritos, but there’s no denying that “Studio 666” hits a wall after about an hour, and spends the next 50 minutes stumbling around in a daze. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineMatt DonatoFeb 22, 2022
Goofball rockstars created a silly, schlocky haunted thriller with their friends, and that’s the vibe Studio 666 brings. If you’re a Foo Fighters admirer looking for a horror-comedy, you define the demographic. Read full review
70
SlashfilmLex BriscusoFeb 22, 2022
It is all at once a gleefully raucous rock romp and a freaky horror story of possession and gruesome murder. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNick AllenFeb 25, 2022
Studio 666 is the kind of broad horror-comedy that could certainly stand to be a little scarier, a little funnier, and more clever overall. But then again, no other horror-comedy stars rock band the Foo Fighters as themselves, which is the main pull for this special Foovie event. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMar 2, 2022
The running time is an issue – a punchy seven-inch single approach would have been preferable, rather than this jam session of a screenplay, which doesn’t know how to end. But the tonal blend of goofy and gory is oddly endearing. Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'HaraFeb 25, 2022
Amiably silly and impressively gory, this lives up to both its low-budget inspirations and its rocker stars. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeFeb 25, 2022
Studio 666 is not exactly a good film. It is not a particularly enjoyable one. But it is cheering to know it is out there in the world – merrily not being a tortured autobiographical tale of ghetto life or a compilation of musings on the singer’s sociological concerns. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicEd MasleyFeb 22, 2022
It's plenty gory. And it definitely rocks. As for hilarious? It must've felt that way to Grohl, who liked the "Pearl Jam high-five" joke well enough to use it twice. Read full review
60
IGNTom JorgensenFeb 22, 2022
Studio 666 features fun performances by the Foo Fighters, but its “kitchen sink” approach leaves it open to unfavorable comparisons to the movies to which it pays homage. Read full review
58
Original-CinThom ErnstFeb 24, 2022
It's harmless fun, enough to achieve a place among music movie curios like Ringo Starr/Harry Nillson's unwatchable Son of Dracula (1973) and the equally cringe-worthy Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978). For what it’s worth, Studio 666 is leagues better than both of those efforts. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonFeb 24, 2022
The film’s funny and shocking gore too often plays second fiddle to meandering comedic bits revolving around the band’s recording sessions. Read full review
50
The New York TimesWesley MorrisFeb 24, 2022
No one tries for anything mightier than put-on dumbness because that’s the outer limit of where the acting, writing (by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes) and directing (by BJ McDonnell) can take this premise. It’s fun, nonetheless, to catalog everybody’s imperviousness to embarrassment. Read full review
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San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFeb 23, 2022
The truth is, Studio 666 really is just one joke, and so McDonnell had only one play that he could make here — to take that joke, to hit it hard and keep hitting it, and then get out fast, while the audience is still laughing. He doesn’t quite do that. At 106 minutes, Studio 666 overstays its welcome. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleJenny NulfFeb 23, 2022
The Foo Fighters are a rare band that has maintained a roughly decent amount of relevancy decades after rock ruled the music industry. Their self-aware horror-comedy is a sweet ode to their ride, but where Medicine at Midnight brought them a nice wave of good praise, Studio 666 feels like a dud – a horror movie with no good hooks and a rock & roll film that lacks the bombastic energy that’s ever present at the band’s live shows. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 23, 2022
If you love Foo Fighters and have a soft spot for the “splattertoons” corner of horror, you won’t want to miss Studio 666. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonFeb 22, 2022
Gory rather than scary and goofy instead of very funny, this fitfully amusing horror-comedy will be embraced by fans of the popular band, who demonstrate that, while they’re adept musicians, they’re not similarly gifted at delivering killer punchlines. Read full review
50
The Associated PressJake CoyleFeb 22, 2022
It’s a goof, and there’s something to be said for watching Grohl and the gang having so much fun. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyFeb 25, 2022
With better pacing and jokes, the film could have been a goof-off exercise to satisfy the midnight-madness crowd. Read full review
40
Screen RantNadir SamaraFeb 25, 2022
Studio 666 is not great but it is gross, at times funny, and essential viewing for Foo Fighters fans. But it isn’t as good as the video for Long Road To Ruin. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshFeb 24, 2022
The jokes are stale, the energy is stilted, and the whole thing feels like a misbegotten vanity exercise cooked up in the pandemic to keep them occupied. Read full review
37
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanFeb 22, 2022
Studio 666 is either a delightful lark or a mystifying waste of time: Your pleasure will probably depend entirely on how you feel about Grohl. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 22, 2022
The estimable Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters has bafflingly decided to try everyone’s patience with this insufferable vanity project: a violent gonzo grossout that sadly conforms to the horror-comedy tendency of being neither properly scary nor properly funny. Read full review
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