Black Death Reviews

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Ian Buckwalter
NPR
March 12, 2011
"Going medieval" on your enemies isn't just a figure of speech in Christopher Smith's stylish spatter-horror exercise, which uses desperation-fueled religious fervor to interrogate the intersection of fear and faith.
Full Review | Original Score: 7/10
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Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
March 11, 2011
There's something here for just about everyone, or at least for everyone who looks back fondly on the similarly themed Wicker Man from 1973.
Full Review | Original Score: B
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Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
March 11, 2011
Slams Christians against pagans with little love for either.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
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Lou Lumenick
New York Post
March 11, 2011
Though deadly serious, Christopher Smith's European-made bubonic- plague melodrama provides good value with lots of blood and guts, as well as a solid cast.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
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Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
March 10, 2011
Early on "Black Death" falls victim to its own sluggish sickness, its narrative drive proving no match for the aggressively rotted pallor, dour acting and tiresomely handheld you-are-there aesthetics.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
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Noel Murray
AV Club
March 10, 2011
Smith effectively recreates the chaos of the medieval era, where the educated and ignorant alike make life-and-death decisions based on superstition.
Full Review | Original Score: B+
C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore
May 7, 2019
A savage, genuine reflection of the Middle Ages, allowing for maximum nastiness and a few excitingly bloody moments.
Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5
Abbie Bernstein
Assignment X
February 16, 2019
Black Death has all the makings of a cult film -- if it gets an enduring following, it will be well-earned.
Full Review | Original Score: B+
Anne Billson
The Arts Desk
November 27, 2017
I'll wager grown-ups will be duly horrified by it. Not because of the gore -- although it does have a fair amount of that -- but because it takes you on a real journey into the heart of darkness, and you might not like what you find there.
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Abby Olcese
Scene-Stealers.com
June 24, 2017
Black Death definitely isn't a rollicking, bloody good time, but it is a haunting study in the capacity for cruelty in people when they're scared, and the lingering effects that cruelty can have.
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