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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasHaunted Honeymoon is an amusing, bouncy horror comedy that has fun with not only the old-dark-house genre but also those corny but beloved scare shows of the Golden Age of Radio.
- 60Chicago ReaderPat GrahamChicago ReaderPat GrahamNot to raise anyone’s hopes too high, but Gene Wilder has finally made a film you can watch without wanting to exit before it’s over.
- 40The New York TimesWalter GoodmanThe New York TimesWalter GoodmanHumor and horror make an uneasy combination.
- 25Chicago TribuneSid SmithChicago TribuneSid SmithThe truth is that, for all his comic ability, Wilder has not turned out to be a very adept filmmaker. [28 Jul 1986, p.5C]
- An innocuous comedy chiller, HAUNTED HONEYMOON isn't very chilling and, worse yet, isn't very funny.
- 25Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelFor years now Wilder has been trying to imitate the success of his mentor, director Mel Brooks. But he has repeatedly failed. That's why the biggest mystery in "Haunted Honeymoon" is why anyone would still give Wilder money to make a picture.
- 20EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanSafe when it's ripping genre jokes word for word, this pallid pastiche never goes for the jugular, the heart, or any other part of the audience, for that matter. It breezes by like the tamest of ghosts, almost unnoticeable.
- 20Time OutTime OutIt's flat, unfunny, and full of slavish borrowings.
- 0Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordWhen the film isn't borrowing, it's collapsing of its own weight, slight though it may be. [28 Jul 1996, p.B4]