Idle Hands

critic Reviews

, 18% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • An uneasy mix of slapstick and gore, Idle Hands lacks the manic energy and comedic inspiration required to pull off its goofy premise.
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    Jeff MillarHouston Chronicle
    Maybe 90 seconds of viable and sustained humor at the end.
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    Kim NewmanSight & Sound
    It's an infalliby funny gambit...
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    Liam LaceyGlobe and Mail
    Its mixture of slapstick humour and gore -- produced by the flying fingers -- gives new meaning to the phrase digital effects.
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    Susan StarkDetroit News
    Excruciatingly unfunny!
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    Sean P. MeansFilm.com
    Proof that when moral crusaders come to hang Hollywood, Hollywood will supply the rope!
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    Lawrence Van GelderNew York Times
    Even pretensions toward the humorous and hip cannot save this blood-drenched film from its innate tastelessness!
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    Elliott CuffLoud and Clear Reviews
    Idle Hands is a quirky mixture of slapstick comedy and horror tropes that melds together seamlessly, and it remains deserving of its cult favourite status.


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    Emilie BlackJoBlo's Movie Network
    Of course, some things are truly puerile and just didn’t age well, but still, it’s fun and that is all that movie aimed to be.
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    Steve NewtonGeorgia Straight
    Anyone with the mental capacity to make it to high school will be embarrassed by the ineptness on display here.
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    Felix Vasquez Jr.Cinema Crazed
    Offers some great splatter along with hilarious dialogue that will keep Sam Raimi buffs anxious for more.
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