A sturdy, well-made piece that never quite overcomes its structural flaws.
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10/30/03
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Suspended Animation (2003)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:13
Rotten:13
Average Rating:5.3/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 31, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Director John Hancock scared film audiences in 1971 with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH. More than 30 years later, he returns to the world of horror with SUSPENDED ANIMATION, a chilling and gruesome... [More]
Starring: Alex McArthur, Sage Allen, Laura Esterman, Rebecca Harrell
Director: John Hancock
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Reviews for Suspended Animation
Top CriticAlthough overlong, the picture has a fair measure of jolts and surprises.
10/30/03
A fun scare film.
10/08/03
The film's archly humorous, or grossly horrible, implausibilities and general premise are more acceptable than those of other unabashed chop-'em-uppers.
10/23/03
Alternately tense and cheesy, Suspended Animation returns its director, John Hancock, to the blood-soaked turf he spaded 30 years ago with his ageless nail-biter Let's Scare Jessica to Death.
10/28/03
Not great but mildly absorbing, Suspended Animation suffices for an evening’s entertainment.
11/01/03
When it comes to camp, there is nothing quite like Laura Easterman's ballet cum self-flagellation set to Stravinsky -- a sight you'd want erased from your mind by the time you push the eject button on your DVD player ...
09/23/03
Somewhere between a nighttime soap opera and an EC Horror comic book...
11/04/03
It has pace and variety and, best of all, it consistently has the courage of its imaginative and daring screenplay.
10/30/03
Top CriticIf the third-act denoument is predictable, the film has already delivered more twists than the average genre picture.
10/30/03
O roteiro surpreende ao fugir do convencional e trocar o suspense pelo drama, oferecendo, no processo, ótimas atuações (especialmente de Esterman).
04/19/05
The devil -- and the delight -- here is in the detours.
10/30/03
It's not a masterpiece, but it's effective.
11/02/03
Piece of junk.
11/01/03
Hancock directed several memorable episodes of the 80s edition of The Twilight Zone and here he seems to confuse cliffhangers for plot twists.
08/20/03
Since the movie's sensibility ranges from the preposterous to the absurd, there are few genuine frights.
11/01/03
Feels a lot like two different Hancock jobs stitched together.
10/30/03
More groans than gasps for this one.
10/28/03
The film is like vomiting and then expecting your shoes to come out of your mouth. Neither is a pleasant experience, but on some level it has to be seen to be believed.
10/30/03
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