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Idle Hands
1999
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Idle Hands
Positive Reviews
9
Negative reviews
16
Average Rating
1.9
/5
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2.5
That said, Dawsons Creek director Rodman Flender has whipped it all to watchable levels of splatter happy delirium.
EW
3.1
Idle Hands samples other teen horror movies like a video DJ with a tape deck, exhibiting high spirits and a crazed comic energy. It doesnt quite work, ..
Rogerebert
4.5
Theres such young, fresh talent nowadays, I would love to see what a non 90s version of Idle Hands looks like.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Ultimately, The Thin Red Line isnt about who won or lost Guadalcanal.
3.0
With a final, epic battle involving turbo bongs and evil hand puppets, Idle Hands might just make it to cult movie status someday.
1.3
A gross out horror comedy about a teenager with an uncontrollable, homicidal right hand, Idle Hands finally wears resistance down.
San Francisco Chronicle
1.3
I admit to having chuckled once; thats why the movie gets a generous one star instead of none.
ReelViews
1.8
It jumps from one path to the next without any sense of continuity.
2.5
All of these people can make better movies than this, and most of them have.
Lariat
1.5
As midnight movies go, this one is pretty mediocre, and most of its weakness derives from a certain lack of comic inspiration.
Film Journal International ..
2.0
If thats not bad enough, the filmmakers cant decide on a consistent tone.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
0.5
If this is what teenagers want as entertainment, as a society, were in deeper trouble than we realize.
Internet Reviews
0.0
If an original thought found its way into this horror comedy it would die of loneliness.
Internet Reviews
1.3
When its over, you may feel like cutting off your own hand for having paid good money at the ticket counter.
Q Network
4.5
If youre willing to open your mind up to a very unique and utterly surreal horror comedy, Idle Hands offers some great splatter along with hilarious d ..
Cinema Crazed
3.0
Were you expecting a teen remake of The Hands of Orlac Dont hold your breath.
Flim Threet
2.5
Too precariously straddles the line between fun and cheese, often going a bit too far over the top.
Mr Brown Movies
3.1
Idle Hands is bloody, violent, and smart in its dumbness, boasting some clever ideas amidst the rising body count.
The Movie Boy
0.0
Even under the best of circumstances, theres nothing redeemable here.
Spliced Wire
1.5
A script filled with blunt dialogue on sex, drugs and violence thats neither funny nor particularly original.
E Online
0.5
Even pretensions toward the humorous and hip cannot save this blood drenched film from its innate tastelessness!
Ny Times
0.0
Soon the orphans right hand takes on its own evil death grip thats hard to unclench, much like an IRS audit.
Nitrate Online
0.5
Anyone with the mental capacity to make it to high school will be embarrassed by the ineptness on display here.
Ear Of Newt
1.5
Idle Hands may be the devils playground, but empty minds are the venue for this time waster.
Boston Phoenix
4.3
Director Rodman Flender keeps the jokes fresh with witty dialogue!
Apollo Guide
0.6
The attempts to extract comedy from this grim raw material are leaden, blood soaked disasters.
0.5
The most overtly ideological moment comes when pot smoking proves the boys best weapon against evil.
4.0
Stupid, silly fun with a decent amount of gore and heavy dose of teen humor
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