This is a wonderfully baroque, gleeful subversion of the days of Hammer. A unique, terrifying mini-masterpiece.
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10/20/09
Cronos (1994)
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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:31
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Guillermo del Toro's unique feature debut is not only gory and stylish, but also charming and intelligent.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A strange object, the "Cronos device," has been found inside the statue of an angel in an antique store. While the dealer, Jesus Gris, is holding the device, it springs open and its metallic legs... [More]
Starring: Claudio Brook, Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Tamara Shanath
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Reviews for Cronos
Top CriticA most startling genre piece: tender, imaginative and wholly its own.
02/09/06
Top CriticHe also makes the refreshing choice of having the monster be all too human and fragile... Cronos is a stylish and innovative take on the familiar vampire movie.
07/10/08
This is a wonderfully baroque, gleeful subversion of the days of Hammer. A unique, terrifying mini-masterpiece.
09/24/07
Top CriticCronos, at $2 million, was one of Mexico's most expensive motion pictures ever, the cost reflected not so much by epic scope and visuals as in polished production values and careful design.
09/24/07
Top CriticYou have to admire the style, sincerity, and overall sense of craft even if you don't fancy the comic-book gore.
09/24/07
With this stylish horor film, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro makes a splashy feature debut that impresses narratively as well as technically.
06/04/07
No review available.
10/27/05
Del Toro's first mini-masterpiece.
04/02/05
No review available.
03/10/05
No review available.
10/08/04
A very stylish and sophisticated Mexican variation on some age-old themes.
08/30/04
Top CriticNo review available.
08/25/04
One of the most intelligent -- and strangely moving -- horror films ever made
03/09/04
No review available.
02/21/04
cute and original
10/18/03
No review available.
10/17/03
No review available.
06/25/03
The film's shocking grotesqueness is not just for show. It is one element in a multi-layered cultural commentary.
05/20/03
No review available.
04/04/03
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