Apt Pupil: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 49 reviews

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

67

More disturbing than anything Keyser Soze could provide.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post (Top Critic)

Drama in distress!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jay Carr Boston Globe (Top Critic)

Apt Pupil is most compelling for its moral dimension.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jane Sumner Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

Mr. McKellen, surely the finest living British actor, is the best reason to see Apt Pupil.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

When bodies are buried in cellars and cats are thrown into lighted ovens, the film reveals itself as unworthy of its subject matter.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

Effective but not overwhelming, bone-chilling but not blood-freezing, Apt Pupil is a good shocker that misses the ultimate horror.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

25

Major junk!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Bob Fenster Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

A tense, psychological study of evil!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)

A creepy, well-acted story of contagious evil!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Elizabeth Weitzman Film.com (Top Critic)

Nothing about the movie even makes sense!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

Full Review » 10 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

50

The most disappointing thing about Apt Pupil is the lack of sustained tension generated by director Bryan Singer.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Rob Gonsalves eFilmCritic.com

100

McKellen gives one of the year's great performances.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International

Stephen King's 1982 Different Seasons collection has been a gold mine for moviemakers:
Full Review » 6 years ago
Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews

30

Full Review » 8 years ago
Susan Tavernetti Palo Alto Weekly

38

Full Review » 9 years ago
Film Threat

50

Full Review » 9 years ago
James Rocchi Netflix

90

Full Review » 10 years ago
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette

"Pupil" demonstrates Singer's eye for framing shots and his skill in bringing out the best in his stars. Even so, there's something amiss here.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Karina Montgomery Cinerina

0

It's a story that has taken 10 years to get to the screen at least, but what kept it from the screen for so long was lost when it was finally filmed.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Jorge Avila Andrade Moviola

50

No hace mas que dejarnos la sensacion de que o bien el director fue una llamarada de petate o el escritor vio pasar sus mejores momentos hace ya varios anos
Full Review » 11 years ago
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk

70

Full Review » 11 years ago
Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle

75

Brought off with such skill and commitment that there isn't any time to snicker at its obviousness!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Michael Atkinson Mr. Showbiz

Flat, undistinguished workmanship!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jim Judy Screen It!

A methodically slow psychological thriller!
Full Review » 12 years ago