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Friday the 13th

Overview

Genre :

Horror

Release Date :

February 13, 2009

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Marcus Nispel

Starring :

Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Derek Mears, Amanda Righetti, Jonathan Sadowski, Nana Visitor, Aaron Yoo, Willa Ford, Arlen Escarpeta, Travis Van Winkle, Julianna Guill, Caleb Guss

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..so painfully predictable and plastic..”
by Stanley A. Miller II [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Review rate : C

“..slick, soulless entertainment..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
2 of 4

“..one of the better horror movies of late..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
2 of 4

“..lean, mean, highly efficient and rapidly moving..”
by Tirdad Derakhshani [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.5 of 4

“..just as stupid and not as scary as the original..”
by John Hartl [Seattle Times]
1.5 of 4

“..delivering just what you expect and nothing more..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 4

“..A surprisingly straightforward romp in slasher-flick cliches..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Travis Nichols [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Daniel Getahun [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Stephen Cole [Globe and Mail]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
Reviewed by Nathan Lee [NY Times]

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