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Malignant
A (INDIA)
2021
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Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.0
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1.5
When youre taking this many wild turns, its better to just lean into the fact that youve made a ridiculous horror movie than to try and make a serious ..
Indie Wire
4.5
Once Malignant slams its game changing card on the table, youre either in or youre out.
We Got This Covered
1.5
However, the overall tone of the story is a little off, and there isnt much room for the characters to grow.
ETimes (TOI)
4.5
This movie feels like something youd find at the very back of a video store in 1987. I love it so much. Gabriel should be the president of the United ..
Collider
1.5
Loading Malignants score, by longtime Wan collaborator Joseph Bishara, doesnt fare as well, often undercutting dramatic moments with discordant electr ..
IGN
3.0
With its glossy chills and elliptical characterisation, Malignant is more in keeping with Wans first Saw movie than his haunted house chillers The Con ..
Radio Times
4.5
Now, most horror thriller twists suck dumpster juice through a straw, but this ones jaw droppingly warped.
Decider
1.5
In practice, however, it feels like Wans being stingy with the livelier mayhem hes evidently capable of unleashing.
The Guardian
1.5
For a while Malignant works fairly well as a creepy, if slow moving, thriller, tinged with supernatural elements rendered with visually striking CGI e ..
Hollywood Reporter
0.5
And its more annoying than usual that characters dont behave believably. (
Los Angeles Times
1.5
Working from a script by Akela Cooper, Wan tosses elements of everything from classic 70s gialli to 80s soap operas, late 90s action blockbusters, bud ..
Variety
3.0
But the other giallo conceit of blending the noir/police procedural aesthetic with horror beats, doesnt quite work out for Wan.
Firstpost
3.0
You must stick around for the major twist due to arrive in the second half of the picture. It is a whopper. It is a doozy.
Herald Sun
4.5
As with much of Wans work, no one is ever going to accuse Malignant of being a good film. But at times, it is a bloody great one. Have fun.
Stuff
2.5
Of course, it doesnt take long to establish a connection between the two.
Matts Movie Reviews
4.5
So much here doesnt work, and yet, its hard to not love something this outrageous.
Film
4.0
This is a film maker who knows his lane, sticks to it and obviously loves his material. The result is an idiosyncratic but highly watchable mix of gor ..
Straits Times
1.5
Madison herself doesnt feel like she exists outside of the way other peoples actions define her, but the film has enough momentum (and enough wild and ..
Polygon
3.0
Conjuring up the feelings of a late Nineties/early Noughties throwback to post modern slasher horrors, Malignant is self aware without resorting to th ..
Scifi Now
1.5
Because the film has a fairly clever and original premise one thats better left unspoiled as a third act reveal.
Datebook Sfchronicle
1.5
For a better horror yarn from writer director Michael Dougherty, go with 2007s Trick r Treat (reviewed here).
Film Frenzy
4.5
When Malignant shows us an empty and foreboding room, we know a scare is coming.
Yahoo
1.5
James Wans latest horror experiment strikes me as one of the worst movies Ive seen so far this year, to the point I do a superhuman effort to try to r ..
3.5
Malignant, while not the worst horror film ever made, certainly wont be making any top fifty horror movies ever made lists.
FlickDirect
2.5
This one works almost like an antithesis of a super hero franchise.
MSN
4.5
I mean, one look at the poster should tell you all you need to know about its black gloves and knives leanings and thats why, ultimately, this crazy j ..
Reel Reviews
4.0
Malignant doesnt lack sincerity in the slightest; rather, its overflowing with a lack of self seriousness.
Elements of Madness
4.5
The quality of the acting doesnt all land due to some awkward line reading, but it doesnt distract from the fun of Malignant.
Showbiz Cheat Sheet
4.5
This portion of the movie isnt without merit it provides effective, jumpy accompaniment to popcorn munching.
NME
4.5
Malignant is James Wan exercising all of his most creative elements, and hes crafted something genuinely special here.
3.5
Wan is a master of horror, and he shows that he can still scare people without needing to rely on jump scares with Malignant.
Next Best Picture
1.9
Since then, hes dabbled in bigger, flashier productions like Furious 7 (2015) and Aquaman (2018).
Deep Focus Review
3.0
..worth the trek for tolerant horror devotees, but something of a howl of frustration for anyone hoping for a credible story...
film-authority.com
4.5
She claims shes seeing these murders, but isnt that awfully convenient Then theres the troubled past, as well as other details the detectives uncover.
Comic Years
2.0
Gabriel, who somehow has superhuman strength and knows how to fight like hes in The Matrix or something, puts Madison in a suspended dream where she d ..
Fangirlish
0.5
But this isnt just that amount of rain, its the fact that it doesnt seem to interact at all with the environment that makes it look so fake.
Seattle Screen Scene
4.5
Malignant doesnt fall victim to the genres schlocky cliches even as Wan reproduces them onscreen.
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