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Malignant

2021

James Wan

Annabelle Wallis, George Young, Maddie Hasson, Jake Abel ...

5.5

9,378

Horror. Thriller. Mystery Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

	Author	Review
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"It’s silly, it’s outrageous, and it’s a blast- an imperfect but wildly entertaining throwback to a bygone era of horror (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"Can a movie that’s deficient in just about every way be redeemed by an original twist? In the case of “Malignant,” the answer is ... sort of."	NEU
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Take the ingredients of films by the likes of Dario Argento, David Cronenberg and Brian De Palma, throw them into a blender, and you’ll get something approximating this ambitious but misconceived effort"	NEU
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"Malignant” sits somewhere between a slasher, a ghost story, and a possession flick (...) A confusing melange of genre archetypes that lacks a clear point of view, even a surface-level stylistic one"	NEU
Canada	Caitlin Chappell CBR	"At its heart, Malignant blends together genres to create a unique horror movie that'll especially delight horror fans who love the kind of scary movies found in the back of a video rental store"	POS
United Kingdom	Charles Bramesco The Guardian	"If only they’d put fuller faith in the true nature of their premise, and leaned all the way into the kookier side of body horror (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)	POS
United Kingdom	Hanna Flint Empire	"There's a hodge-podge of ideas going on that don’t always seamlessly fit, but Wan's homage to '80s horror and Wallis's fretful performance, has a bloody lot of guts (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Mel Valentin Screen Anarchy	"A horror entry that stands on its own terms mostly as a wild, hallucinogenic, unforgettable ride (...) See 'Malignant'. Then see it again. Chances are, you won't regret it"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"'Malignant' boasts exciting visual effects (...) It's an absurdly entertaining frightfest with a heavy emphasis on the absurd, and thank heaven —or hell— for it"	POS
United States	John Serba Decider	"'Malignant' is wacky, but never wack. I laughed, I cried, I often struggled to tell the difference"	POS
Hong Kong	James Marsh South China Morning Post	"[It] does deliver a third act that is both stupefyingly ridiculous and wholly reassuring to horror fans, confirming that Wan retains his position as one of the most entertaining showmen in horror movies (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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