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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Cronos is a horror genre film about vampires - but one so well conceived and executed that it satisfies both mainstream and art-film expectations.
- An offbeat and in some ways, more daring variation on vampirism
- 80EmpireEmpireA witty, stylish and imaginative variation on the vampire movie.
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThis film's reflective, even stately style elevates it from the ranks of ordinary stake-through-the-heart vampire dramaturgy, turning it into something much more exotic.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonAn enormously enjoyable gothic yarn from Mexico, transfuses the genre with wry grotesquerie, but retains respect for the old, classic films.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFor all its absurdity Cronos generates a real moral conviction.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum[It] may not be your cup of tea, but you have to admire the style, sincerity, and overall sense of craft even if you don't fancy the comic-book gore.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovCronos is a thoughtful, intelligent film, and as a horror movie (which is, I think, its main mission in life) it's genuinely disquieting.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliCronos is more concerned with ideas and atmosphere than people.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenA Mexican feature from writer/director Guillermo Del Toro, it's a modern vampire tale that occasionally rises to the level of competence but never inches any higher. [20 May 1994]