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.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJeff MillarHouston Chronicle
Maybe 90 seconds of viable and sustained humor at the end.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKim NewmanSight & Sound
It's an infalliby funny gambit...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreLiam LaceyGlobe and Mail
Its mixture of slapstick humour and gore -- produced by the flying fingers -- gives new meaning to the phrase digital effects.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSusan StarkDetroit News
Excruciatingly unfunny!
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSean P. MeansFilm.com
Proof that when moral crusaders come to hang Hollywood, Hollywood will supply the rope!
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreLawrence Van GelderNew York Times
Even pretensions toward the humorous and hip cannot save this blood-drenched film from its innate tastelessness!
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreElliott 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.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEmilie 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.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSteve NewtonGeorgia Straight
Anyone with the mental capacity to make it to high school will be embarrassed by the ineptness on display here.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreFelix 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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