51
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLeviathan is Alien under water. It's not nearly as sophisticated or as terrifying as the Ridley Scott film, but it looks good and moves fast. It's elementary fun with a couple of scary moments along the way.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanA safe, effectively jumpy transfer of Alien to the depths that restores the fear of Jaws into an environment momentarily softened by The Abyss.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinLeviathan compares favorably with the other recent aquatic horror film Deepstar Six but probably not with anything else.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenA mediocre, quasi-diverting B movie.
- 50Washington PostWashington PostBecause Cosmatos has put together a decent cast and a proficient crew, Leviathan is intermittently interesting, but it's a bad sign that the movie starts losing its punch when the monster shows up.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineScientists in an underwater lab are picked off by a monster of the deep in this cheesy hybrid of Alien, The Thing, and The Abyss.
- 50USA TodayUSA TodayAs underwater adventure, Leviathan is so much like already forgotten DeepStar Six that they are crusted with the same brine. By the time they come to almost identical conclusions, you'll wish both were swimming with the fishies. [17 Mar 1989, p.4D]
- 38Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrLeviathan may be mediocre, unoriginal, boring and nauseating, but it probably won't be the worst sci-fi we'll see this year. [17 Mar 1989, p.46]
- 38St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchFor a while in the middle, as tentacles began snaking through the ship, the shock value is considerable. But director George P. Cosmatos lets the suspense slide away in ridiculous dialogue and confusing action. By the end, the movie is terrible rather than terrifying. [17 Mar 1989, p.3F]