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The Crazies Reviews

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• 80

  out of 100

  Wall Street Journal

  The big difference between Mr. Romero's film and Mr. Eisner's--which is so intelligent you fear the fanboys will scatter--is that Mr. Eisner never gives us the military's point of view. All we know is what David and Judy and Russell know, which for a long time isn't much. And The Crazies is all the scarier for it.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  Delivers the essential suspense goods with overall skill and a modicum of intelligence.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  Part zombie movie, part apocalyptic bioterror, part military conspiracy thriller, the refit hybrid doesn't stint on the visceral kicks demanded by contemporary audiences while remaining reasonably true to those Romero roots.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Familiar B-movie fare, but it's also lively fun and presented with well-paced flair.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  A perfectly competent genre film in a genre that has exhausted its interest for me, the Zombie Film.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  Mr. Romero is executive producer of the new film. Unfortunately, it doesn't have his style or sense of humor.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Here's what I can say for sure about the humanoid attackers in the new version of The Crazies: They're not very interesting.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  The Crazies only ever amounts to genre-regimented madness.

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