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Critics Consensus: This tepid remake of the 1987 cult classic lacks the tension and satirical undercurrents of the original.
Critic Consensus: This tepid remake of the 1987 cult classic lacks the tension and satirical undercurrents of the original.
All Critics (62) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (55) | DVD (3)
Not so much a contemporary re-make of Joseph Ruben's 1987 psychological thriller as a lobotomised bastard step-child: over-plotted, over-long, and stripped of the original's sharp, satirical subversion of suburban family values.
It's all very silly, but effective popcorn entertainment.
The Stepfather is, finally, only as good as its stepfather -- and Dylan Walsh ain't bad.
That last stormy night of violence should be the shocker. Giving away his ruthlessness in earlier killings robs the movie of it its payoff as it saps the climax of much of its power.
This perfunctory retread had a tame, made-for-TV feel, and not just because the humdrum cast is composed of network and cable B-listers.
This remake turns a fondly remembered horror/thriller into a mild and tedious suspense film.
What a shame that the remake fell into the unwieldy hands of the same jokers responsible for last year's execrable Prom Night redo.
Horror remake has more tension than blood.
The genre has diverged into two paths: the brutally gruesome and the suspenseful. This is going for the latter, which would have been fine if it were in fact thrilling.
Any subtlety or implicit social satire to be found in Joseph Ruben's original went out with the last neighborhood trash pickup. Too bad the service was canceled before it could haul away this waste-of-time remake. [Blu-ray]
There's mayhem all over the place and not a policeman, or much logic, in sight. Watchable nonsense, with performances better than the story deserves.
Cliché-ridden and full of plot-holes.
So much wrong with this movie. The characters do stupid things - like go outside and try and pull an umbrella out of the pool in a storm. Who would do that? And the character of Kelly - constantly in her bikini or underpants. Ridiculous. It's not that scary, and highly predictable. I watched it for free on TV, so can't grizzle too much, but am glad I didn't pay money to see this. I guess it's *alright* to watch once.
Super Reviewer
Devestatingly boring and overplayed, this movie had little or no merit whatsoever. There is almost 0% blood, gore or indeed horror to this wannabe remake of a classic. Walsh was convincing enough and the acting wasn't terrible, but even the best actors cannot work well with a terrible script. One of the worst remakes in the history of horror regurgitation.
They have done this beautifully. Not too scary, but more heart pounding. You are always going to predict the ending in these sorts of films but you definitely didn't with this one. The ending was unexpected for me. Penn Badgley and Amber Heard really carried the film.
The plot is very interesting, don't get me wrong. But this movie wasn't scary at all, or even chilling. My little sister watched it and was scared but it didn't give me any chills. The music was creepy, but cliche. The acting was surprisingly not bad, but they didn't have any horror acting abilities, in other words their acting never made me feel scared. This movie fails at being scary, but succeeds at having a good concept and actors.
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