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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayFirst-time writer-director Jason Lei Howden (who has a day job working for Peter Jackson’s special effects house Weta Digital) has delivered something amiably silly, liberally splattered with human viscera, and scored to the punishing grind of electric guitars.
- 70Village VoiceRob StaegerVillage VoiceRob StaegerCawthorne's performance underpins the resulting power fantasy with genuine emotion.
- 70The New York TimesAnita GatesThe New York TimesAnita GatesIn between the rampant four-letter words and the occasional partial nudity are likable attempts at humor — some sweet, some saucy.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDeathgasm is a giddy avalanche of gore and heavy metal-drenched mayhem that takes itself not even a tiny bit seriously.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovPeppered with clever, self-referential one-liners that whip by almost too fast to catch them, Deathgasm is – like most metalheads/punks/Morrissey fans – a helluva lot smarter than one might at first suspect.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenDirector Jason Lei Howden has a flair for punchlines that are funny for reasons that are essentially impossible to describe.
- 63RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoGorehounds need not worry that a movie called Deathgasm plays it safe. This is a defiantly, well, metal movie.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThis amiably dumb feature debut for New Zealand writer-director Jason Lei Howden could have used some additional polish on the scripting side to bump its bad-taste humor up from the routinely to the inspirationally silly.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanA dopey splatterfest that features one-dimensional characters and a draggy first act that’s eventually won over by creatively immature gross-outs and absurd violence.