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Pet Sematary is a bruising horror flick that wears its quirks on its sleeves, to the detriment of its scare factor.
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Reduced to its plot outlines, King`s work no longer functions; its meaning lies in the obscure tensions and anxieties that shape the fantasy, not in what happens, but why. October 4, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Reduced to its plot outlines, King`s work no longer functions; its meaning lies in the obscure tensions and anxieties that shape the fantasy, not in what happens, but why.
Dave Kehr
Pet Sematary quickly becomes a testament to the power of the female gaze on screen, as well as Mary Lambert's considerable skills as a director. None of the gore is exploitative, and even the death of a child is handled with empathy and respect. May 24, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Pet Sematary quickly becomes a testament to the power of the female gaze on screen, as well as Mary Lambert's considerable skills as a director. None of the gore is exploitative, and even the death of a child is handled with empathy and respect.
Sezín Koehler
King turns the mirror on humanity, questioning our faith, our belief, our methods of expelling grief from our lives. And it isn't always a pretty sight. May 3, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
King turns the mirror on humanity, questioning our faith, our belief, our methods of expelling grief from our lives. And it isn't always a pretty sight.
C.H. Newell
Overall, the acting in Pet Sematary is hit or miss. But when it hits, it's a bullseye. April 8, 2019 | Full Review…
Overall, the acting in Pet Sematary is hit or miss. But when it hits, it's a bullseye.
Anne Cohen
One of the stodgier King adaptations of its period, Pet Sematary 1989 squanders much of its promise with cardboard performances, flat direction and a dire lack of both emotional heft and chilly mood. April 7, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
One of the stodgier King adaptations of its period, Pet Sematary 1989 squanders much of its promise with cardboard performances, flat direction and a dire lack of both emotional heft and chilly mood.
Shaun Munro
The premise is fascinating, but the leaden direction, weak performances from the leads, and King's frequently campy interludes pretty much sink this one. March 30, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The premise is fascinating, but the leaden direction, weak performances from the leads, and King's frequently campy interludes pretty much sink this one.
Matt Brunson
Some genuinely great scares... Fred Gwynne completely and utterly steals the show. March 26, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Some genuinely great scares... Fred Gwynne completely and utterly steals the show.
Andrew Pollard
While this is one of the best King adaptations, it does have some pacing issues, especially in the middle. The story drags a bit, but by the third act everything is moving at a breakneck pace. March 4, 2019 | Full Review…
While this is one of the best King adaptations, it does have some pacing issues, especially in the middle. The story drags a bit, but by the third act everything is moving at a breakneck pace.
Michelle Kisner
Pet Sematary kicked off something new: the modest, micro, highly enjoyable King adaptation. October 20, 2018 | Full Review…
Pet Sematary kicked off something new: the modest, micro, highly enjoyable King adaptation.
Sean Fennessey
...a misbegotten adaptation that could (and should) have been so much better... October 20, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
...a misbegotten adaptation that could (and should) have been so much better...
David Nusair
As a metaphor for the terrible decisions people make and never learn, Pet Sematary maintains a building sense of dread. September 10, 2017 | Full Review…
As a metaphor for the terrible decisions people make and never learn, Pet Sematary maintains a building sense of dread.
Fred Topel
This a silly movie, also overwrought, fusing the two until it approaches something grand and gonzo and tragic and meaningful. September 17, 2015 | Full Review…
This a silly movie, also overwrought, fusing the two until it approaches something grand and gonzo and tragic and meaningful.
Henry Stewart
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