A most startling genre piece: tender, imaginative and wholly its own.
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02/09/06
Cronos (1994)
88 %
Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 30 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
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 pierces his flesh. Once "bitten," he develops a craving for human blood, and his body grows more and... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Claudio Brook, Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Tamara Shanath, Margarita Isabel
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
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Top Critic
He 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 Critic
Cronos, 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 Critic
You 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
A very stylish and sophisticated Mexican variation on some age-old themes.
08/30/04
Top Critic
One of the most intelligent -- and strangely moving -- horror films ever made
03/09/04
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