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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineGood-humored gore, ably directed by Ernest Dickerson (JUICE), formerly Spike Lee's cinematographer.
- 70IGNIGNZane is an absolute blast, whether doing a little dance or trying to steal his way into each character's soul, he's having too much fun.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWhat "Tales From the Crypt" does best is sustain a look and tone that bring a comic-book's broad strokes into the realm of a live-action movie without seeming too mannered or arty. The film's gooey monsters with their electric green eyes and ferocious voracity are among the more convincing zombie demons to be found in a recent horror film.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonMix "Night of the Living Dead" with Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" movies, then add a hefty dose of "Beavis and Butt-Head"-style silliness, and you have "Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight," a fang-in-cheek horror thriller that likely will please fans and turn off non-devotees.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe silly story is basically just an excuse for some thrills and goofy one-liners, but even if the more likable characters tended to get killed off too early for my taste, I wasn't bored.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThe movie isn't particularly well-paced, and I found it dull. But I've got to give credit to Todd Masters, who designed the special-effects makeup, to Gilbert Adler, who directed the Crypt Keeper sequences, and to Zane, who plays the Collector with style and wit. If I were 12, I might've loved it.
- 40Time OutTime OutFeels pedestrian and moribund.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanTo call Demon Knight a popcorn movie is to give it too much credit — I doubt it would raise the pulse of Orville Redenbacher.
- Based on the quality of the screenplay alone, “Demon Knight” is strictly a direct-to-video affair; with “Tales From the Crypt” tacked to the title, the budget expands exponentially to accommodate state-of-the-art special effects--most of them featuring dismemberment, naturally.