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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80CineVueMartyn ConterioCineVueMartyn ConterioNothing else this year can match Another Evil for its expert chills, comic dialogue, Office-level cringe and disturbing themes.
- 75ConsequenceBlake GobleConsequenceBlake GobleAnother Evil may be a cheap thrill, but it has a unique take on the haunted house genre. Here’s a curious horror comedy that gets richer with every unexpected minute.
- 70Village VoiceRob StaegerVillage VoiceRob StaegerMell stages a climax that's thrilling and ridiculous in equal measure.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAnother Evil is somewhat unpredictable and nicely played, but so low-key that the comedy as well as everything else feels almost too modest for feature scale; it has the throwaway, anecdotal tenor of a droll short.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAn ultra-low-budget ghost story with an off-kilter sensibility that initially intrigues but ultimately fizzles.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe pic relies almost entirely on the subtle comic gifts of its two leads, finding little in the way of plot to kick its characters into laugh-generating action.
- 50RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsAt some point, queasy horror-comedy Another Evil stops being about one man's comically vain attempts at exorcising his home, and starts being a weird character study about a laughably desperate wannabe exorcist.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMell never quite knows how to mine this conceit to best effect. The result: a tonal mishmash involving silly demon-trapping bits, supernatural speculation and lots of yakking that derails the film’s potential tension and credibility.