Metacritic Movie Ratings
Piranha Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  A pitch-perfect, guilty-pleasure serving of late-summer schlock that handily nails the tongue-in-cheek spirit of the Roger Corman original.

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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  I call Piranha 3D ''exploitation,'' rather than a quality scare movie, because it serves up well-timed gross-outs instead of genuine suspense and because the movie has no pretense of providing character, plot, acting, or dialogue that's anything more than boilerplate.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Variety

  The 32-year-old carnivorous fish franchise has lost none of its bite, serving up a fresh batch of spring-break revelers for the fearsome creatures to attack.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  Piranha 3D is trying so hard for the laughs and the allusions amid all the gore, and endless bloodbath of bare naked ladies, that it completely forgets to frighten anyone.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  The entertainment formula behind this short and nasty movie - devised according to someone's idea of what teenage boys with the guile, the facial hair or the "guardian" to gain admission to an R-rated movie are likely to enjoy - is sloppy and simple.

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