Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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- Synopsis
- The idea of fusing teen sex-comedy and horror genres into a boffo box-office bonanza seems like classic braindead Hollywood-think... but somehow, beyond all reason, the makers of this film manage to pull it off....
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- Starring
- Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, Paul Reubens, Luke Perry
- Director(s)
- Fran Rubel Kuzui
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century Fox
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min.
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Washington Post | Hal HinsonAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie is a mess from start to finish. But then again, this jerky, haphazard approach is part of the movie's goofy charm.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson HoweAdd Critic to Favorites
Buffy is amusing for a time but its destiny is to die in a disappointing, long-winded conclusion. The second half feels stretched out and muddled, as if screenwriter Joss Whedon drove a stake through his script. However, in his depiction of the vapid SoCal world, Whedon knows the territory.Read the full review
The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a slight, good-humored film that's a lot more painless than might have been expected. Ms. Swanson's funny, deadpan delivery holds the story together reasonably well, as does the state-of-the-art Val-speak that constitutes most of Buffy's dialogue.Read the full review
