Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Oct 20, 2026 3/5

It's not the smartest teen horror out there, and the reasoning behind what's happening gets a bit convoluted, but there are some memorable moments, and fans of the genre will likely find plenty to enjoy.

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Chase Hutchinson The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Oct 11, 2025

A stoner horror-comedy more fun in theory than it is in execution, Idle Hands is still a movie you must watch just to say you’ve done it. You’ll likely groan at the iffy jokes, but you can’t fully dismiss the fun it has with practical body horror effects.

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Elliott Cuff Loud and Clear Reviews Nov 23, 2024 3.5/5

Idle Hands is a quirky mixture of slapstick comedy and horror tropes that melds together seamlessly, and it remains deserving of its cult favourite status.

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Emilie Black JoBlo's Movie Network Nov 2, 2023 8/10

Of course, some things are truly puerile and just didn’t age well, but still, it’s fun and that is all that movie aimed to be.

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Steve Newton Georgia Straight Feb 2, 2014 .5/5

Anyone with the mental capacity to make it to high school will be embarrassed by the ineptness on display here.

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Oct 18, 2013

Offers some great splatter along with hilarious dialogue that will keep Sam Raimi buffs anxious for more.

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Apr 8, 2009 2/4

Too precariously straddles the line between fun and cheese, often going a bit too far over the top.

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Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 1/5

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Apr 8, 2008 3/5

Ganha pontos pelo perverso senso de humor, mas acaba soando demais como uma cpia de "Evil Dead 2" para merecer uma recomendao.

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Ron Wells Film Threat Dec 6, 2005 3/5

Were you expecting a teen remake of The Hands of Orlac? Don't hold your breath.

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Jeff Millar Houston Chronicle Jul 21, 2005

Maybe 90 seconds of viable and sustained humor at the end.

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Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Apr 9, 2005 D+

It jumps from one path to the next without any sense of continuity.

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Andreas Samuelson Slasherpool Jun 19, 2004 4/5

Stupid, silly fun with a decent amount of gore and heavy dose of teen humor

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Mar 10, 2004 C

All of these people can make better movies than this, and most of them have.

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Jim Shelby Palo Alto Weekly May 20, 2003 1/4

Is it a spoof, or is it just stupid ... or is it a stupid spoof?

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Kim Newman Sight & Sound Dec 2, 2002

It's an infalliby funny gambit...

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Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer Oct 15, 2002 0.5/4

The attempts to extract comedy from this grim raw material are leaden, blood-soaked disasters.

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Mar 22, 2002 1.5/4

Its mixture of slapstick humour and gore -- produced by the flying fingers -- gives new meaning to the phrase digital effects.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Feb 27, 2001 1/4

When it's over, you may feel like cutting off your own hand for having paid good money at the ticket counter.

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Susan Granger rec.arts.movies.reviews Jan 1, 2000 1/10

If this is what teenagers want as entertainment, as a society, we're in deeper trouble than we realize.

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