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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatMuch of the film rests on the shoulders of Conrad Pla who plays Raymond Pope. He is the focus of the movie and proves himself an excellent leading man.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA handsome package whose atmospherics outclass merely serviceable plot and character elements.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThere's nothing wrong with formulas when they work, but Eternal is neither scary nor particularly sexy.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttBram Stoker would be, well, horrified.
- Lush, lurid and completely besotted with itself, Eternal is one of those movies normally found slinking around the ether of late-night cable television.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe ending doesn't really work, and Pla tends to overplay what's already a larger-than-life character, but Neron is perfect as the striking and cucumber-cool countess.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickFairly sexy and stylish. Alas, it's also quite silly and not especially scary.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsIt's impossible to overstate the silliness of all this, but it would still be a decent Halloween trick - if it were Halloween.
- 50SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinTurns out to be semi-enjoyable, semi-tacky retelling/updating of the old Elizabeth Bathory legend.
- 20Village VoiceBen KenigsbergVillage VoiceBen Kenigsberg"It is a study of the psychopathologies of perversions," co-director Federico Sanchez says in the press notes for Eternal, which is certainly one way to rationalize a trashy lesbian vampire flick.