Splinter (2008) Critic Reviews

A nifty horror movie that doesn't claim to be anything other than a zippy exercise in creature-feature entertainment.Read the full review

A spare, effective and genuinely frightening retro-nightmare.Read the full review

It's short, taut, nicely shot, well-acted, astutely directed, specific where it might have been generic, original enough to be engrossing and derivative enough to be amusing.Read the full review

Splinter is no exploitative blood bath or torture horror like the "Saw" movies. It's more of a thriller along the lines of "The Thing" or "Alien." The scares are equal parts psychological jolts and gore. This is classic Halloween fun, with plenty of thrills and chills, surprisingly believable performances, and healthy doses of humor.Read the full review

A fan of flash-edited, orientation-challenged, hand-held camera mayhem, Wilkins unfortunately takes the wrong cue from his title and fragments the movie's attack scenes for maximum energy but minimal logical effect.Read the full review

There's potential for a lot more excitement in Splinter, but Wilkins seems content just to bring it across the finish line.Read the full review

A diverting if not terribly original on-the-cheap horror film.Read the full review