Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh May 12, 2023 1/5

Coming off the hypnotic, stylish, and divisive Lords of Salem, 31 is the absolute opposite end of the spectrum, making something visually and narratively abrasive and irritating.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Apr 11, 2022 1/4

Zombie forces his corny instincts into every line of dialogue, disconnecting the viewer from the experience on any relatable, emotional level.

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Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts Apr 29, 2021 8/10

it was really clever... you find yourself really getting into it.

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Patrick Bromley F This Movie! Oct 31, 2019

It's what you might expect a Rob Zombie movie to be if he had never made another movie, much less some of the most interesting and distinctive horror films of the last 10-15 years.

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Matthew Brockmeyer Cultured Vultures Oct 9, 2019 7/10

While hardcore fans of Rob Zombie's black-as-coal humor and grindhouse-horror style will most likely delight in this campy, gore-filled romp, 31 lacks the wit and charm of his early films.

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Joey Keogh Wicked Horror Oct 8, 2019 8/10

[T]his is relentlessly entertaining, brilliantly bloody, carnie carnage with a career-defining performance from Richard Brake at its heart.

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Josh Goller Spectrum Culture Jul 20, 2019 1.75/5

An exercise in fetishized depravity.

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May Leitz Nyx Fears Feb 11, 2019

Fake intensity...the characters we were supposed to empathize with aren't really developed at all...

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Michelle Kisner The Movie Sleuth Nov 18, 2018 5/10

Fans of Zombie's work might find some things to love about 31, but it feels like he was kinda phoning it on on this one.

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Matt Oakes Silver Screen Riot Nov 11, 2018 D+

There's a distinction between excitement and excess that Zombie fundamentally fails to process here.

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Molly Henery The Blogging Banshee Nov 2, 2018 7/10

Rob Zombie gave us a film that has everything you expect from a Rob Zombie film: excitement, bloodshed, and bad guys that you can't help but love. This was definitely not his best film, but it was a lot of fun to watch.

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Kat Hughes THN Aug 30, 2018 3/5

A commanding performance from Richard Brake and some impressive visuals combine to make this one of Zombie's stronger works.

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Andrew Pollard Starburst Apr 11, 2018 5/10

Ultimately falls a little short when it comes to matching up with some of Zombie's other features, but there's still plenty of deranged desperation and death here for horror fans to devour.

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Robert Kojder Flickering Myth Dec 5, 2017 3/5

Still, the star-making performance and strong character work from Richard Blake will leave audiences with something to talk about. What the hell was DC doing not casting him as Joker?

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David Keyes Cinemaphile.org Jun 26, 2017 2.5/4

As I watched Zombie's latest endeavor, I was less convinced that he was dealing with powerful philosophies and more apt to believe he was trapped on the hamster wheel of his own overwrought artistic values.

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault May 17, 2017 C

[Zombie's] sort of a Tim Burton wearing a blood-soaked wife-beater, paying homage again and again to the monsters and psychos that shaped his imagination.

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José Martín El antepenúltimo mohicano Dec 19, 2016

A film that is a true guilty pleasure, as dark as hilarious. [Full review in Spanish]

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Alex Welch IGN Nov 4, 2016 4/10

31 may be enough to please some of Zombie's most hardcore fans, but the filmmaker doesn't bring anything new, or refreshing to the table here.

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Anthony O'Connor FILMINK (Australia) Oct 23, 2016 16/20

It's bloody and noisy and super stylish...

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Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com Oct 21, 2016 3/4

Zombie may not be working outside of his comfort zone, but 31 is one of his most impressive films to date.

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