Super Reviewer

Rate this movie

Oof, that was Rotten.

Meh, it passed the time.

It’s good – I’d recommend it.

Awesome!

So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

What did you think of the movie? (optional)
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Super Reviewer
Step 2 of 2

How did you buy your ticket?

Let's get your review verified.
Fandango

AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

Enter your Ticket Confirmation# located in your email.More Info

Cinemark Coming Soon

We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

Regal Coming Soon

We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

Theater box office or somewhere else
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Super Reviewer

Rate this movie

Oof, that was Rotten.

Meh, it passed the time.

It’s good – I’d recommend it.

Awesome!

So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

What did you think of the movie? (optional)
How did you buy your ticket?
- Fandango
- AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew
  
  Enter your Ticket Confirmation# located in your email.More Info
- Cinemark Coming Soon
  
  We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
- Regal Coming Soon
  
  We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
- Theater box office or somewhere else
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
You haven’t finished your review yet, want to submit as-is?

You can always edit your review after.
Are you sure?

Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.
Want to submit changes to your review before closing?

The Pool Photos

View All Photos (8)

Movie Info

A masked killer slaughters young people having a party at a fancy gymnasium.

Rating:

R
Genre:

horror
Original Language:

English
Director:

Boris von Sychowski
Writer:

Lorenz Stassen, Boris von Sychowski
Runtime:

1h 32m
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Kristen Miller
Sarah

Elena Uhlig
Carmen

Thorsten Grasshoff
Greg

John Hopkins
Frank

Isla Fisher
Kim

Jason Liggett
Martin

Show all Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews for The Pool

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (7)

Quote not available.

October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Boston Globe
Quote not available.

October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

V.A. Musetto
New York Post
Quote not available.

October 18, 2008 | Rating: A | Full Review…

Tenley Woodman
Boston Herald
Quote not available.

July 21, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Reunindo um elenco internacional de atores medocres (dirigidos por um estreante incompetente), o filme tem um roteiro to absurdo que nem mesmo a herona acredita quando descobre o motivo por trs dos assassinatos. Imagine, ento, o espectador.

July 9, 2003 | Rating: 1/5

Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena
A generic international version of a typical American horror film.

December 31, 2002 | Rating: 49/100

Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
The Pool drowned me in boredom.

October 11, 2002 | Rating: 1/5

Staci Layne Wilson
Fantastica Daily
Director Boris von Sychowski instead opts for a routine slasher film that was probably more fun to make than it is to sit through.

October 4, 2002 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Jeremiah Kipp
ToxicUniverse.com
Literally nothing in The Pool is new, but if you grew up on the stalker flicks of the 1980's this one should appease you for 90 minutes.

September 29, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
I guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen.

September 22, 2002 | Rating: 1.5/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
Quote not available.

October 4, 2001 | Rating: 3/4

National Post

View All Critic Reviews (11)

Audience Reviews for The Pool

May 10, 2011

Terrible dialogue, annoying music, stupid characters, predictable killer, plot holes in abundance, and to boot it shamelessly rips off every slasher that precedes it. The only thing keeping it afloat is the slide death scene, it's as if the filmmakers put all their energy and creativity into two minutes of a 90-minute film. I love me some campy slashers but 'The Pool' is a tedious rerun that goes on too long.

Jonny B Super Reviewer
Oct 13, 2007

i'm not sure what's with the description on here of this movie as it's nothing like that. silly flixster. i looked on here for two other movies today and it hadn't even got them on here. anyway, the pool is a bit like scream but i preferred it coz there was no silly ending. it was just an out an out mental case killing teenagers with a really big sword/knife. preffered the costume too. for a half arsed slasher horror it's not too bad

Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
May 08, 2007

Standard European "Slasher" flick, very average. The setting of the film inside a huge Swimming pool complex is quite cool, and there are some interesting kills (you'll think twice before descending a pool slide again), but we've seen it all before and seen it done better. Fans of the "Slasher" genre may find it a worthwhile purchase, others may find it a tired and repetitive waste of time.

Lee ? Super Reviewer
Mar 30, 2007

A very good low budget slasher, pretty good mask for the killer. Opening very similar to Scream. Stars Isla Fisher in a small role.

Dean K Super Reviewer