The Stepfather

  • 2009


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Positive Reviews 3
Negative reviews 21
Average Rating 1.6/5
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1.0
Therefore, while most of those aforementioned remakes have mostly inspired apathy and boredom on my part, this one actually made me angry as I was wat .. E Film Critic
1.0
The performance that seals the doom of this mangy domestic psycho thriller is a fantastic one, given 22 years ago by Terry OQuinn in the Joseph Ruben .. Telegraph
2.5
The horror genre has diverged into two paths: the brutally gruesome and the suspenseful. Cinema Blend
2.0
Whereas the 1987 horror hit The Stepfather was top notch drive in fare, this perfunctory retread has a tame, made for TV feel, and not just because th .. Chicago Reader
1.5
Riddled with implausible situations, including many instances of Creepy Stepdad appearing suddenly in doorways and mirrors, and zero instances of genu .. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Fond memories of Joseph Rubens thrillingly unpleasant B movie of 1987 will be offended by this bland and almost blood free remake. Independent
2.0
The film also deserves points for having two lesbian characters without making a big deal out of it or even referring to them as lesbians.Unfortunatel .. View London
2.5
Once upon a time, in a far off land called 1987, there was a B movie thriller called The Stepfather, and it was very good: smart and witty and scary a .. Boston
0.5
What is there to be said about this utterly worthless, addle brained waste of 101 minutes except that its an utterly worthless, addle brained waste of .. Mountain X
4.0
With apologies to all the wonderful stepfathers out there, The Stepfather remake scared the socks off me.Its hard enough for many stepfathers to gain .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
Terry OQuinns performance as this Boy Scout master with a secret piece missing was itchy and twitchy, coldly funny and subtle. Ew
2.0
Nip/tuck good guy Dylan Walsh takes a trip to the dark side in this literally bloodless remake of Joseph Rubens 1987 thriller.Despite his Without fami .. Empire
1.0
Susan Grangers review of The Stepfather (Screen Gems/Sony) There are some movies that should not be re made.This is one of them. Susang Ranger
3.0
The second best is Walshs performance, which veers between bland affability and ice cold fury at the flick of a switch. Common Sense Media
0.5
This pointless remake, however, knows that its young target audience doesnt know its superior predecessor ever existed. Movies
1.9
Like its insane papa via marriage, Nelson McCormicks The Stepfather remake is a shabby substitute for its original. Slant Magazine
1.2
Shallow and inert, The Stepfather goes through the motions of a suspense film without ever broaching the horror genre that director Joseph Ruben emplo .. Coles Mithey
1.3
But theres no genuine suspense here as director Nelson McCormick sadly submits to the programatic peregrination of J.S. Cardones script. Groucho Reviews
2.5
And although the film admittedly does recover for a relatively thrilling finale, its ultimately impossible to label The Stepfather as anything more th .. Reel Film
0.5
if you can think past the thirty second mark, the house of cards that is the script dissolves faster than cotton candy in the rain 7M Pictures
2.5
On paper, its a perfect formula Twilight meets X Men meets Harry Potter but the onscreen result is not the sum of its parts. La Weekly
2.0
Yet for all its flaws, The Stepfather is well cast and slick enough to serve as an easy way to kill time. Digital Spy
1.3
When a character does receive an actual woundone unlucky individual is stabbed in the neck with a shard of glassthe cut artery produces only the most .. Dustin Put Man
1.5
The 1987 picture wasnt the most refined production, but it retained a dazzling ambiance of suspense, twisting the traditions of the slasher genre to d .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
Its a shame because most people will be driven to see this based on their love of the book and the marketing that makes the movie look like a warm and .. ComingSoon
1.0
Synopsis When divorced mother of three Susan (Sela Ward) meets charming widower David (Nip/ Tucks Dylan Walsh), she thinks shes found the perfect new .. Sky
3.0
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2.0
Its a horror concept that brilliantly plays on broken family fears or did in the original 1987 cult psycho thriller. Metro
0.5
The beauty of the original Stepfather lay in its believable portrayal of a psycho struggling to maintain the facade of normalcy, but when the fissures .. Ear Of Newt
2.0
Its forgettable but watchable pap in a leave your brain at home sort of way. Daily Record



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