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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewiczEntertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewiczIt’s half "Friday the 13th," half "Phantom of the Paradise," and just cheesy enough to work.
- 50The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasThe songs are fine; the slaughter is sub-standard.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithStage Fright starts out as a funny musical mashup — “Glee” meets“Friday the 13th” — but winds up indulging slasher-flick clichés instead of spoofing them.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDespite Meat Loaf’s hammily entertaining turn as the desperate owner of a musical theater summer camp, the film fails to live up to its obvious inspirations.
- 50The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyStage Fright has a weakness for predictability; it practically revels in it.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergIt’s inspired enough to draw attention to ways that it doesn’t realize its potential.
- 38McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreAs horror musicals go, Stage Fright is never more than an out-of-town tryout.
- 37Washington PostMark JenkinsWashington PostMark JenkinsWhether it’s being sexy, jokey or homicidal, Stage Fright doesn’t deliver the goods with sufficient spirit. It lacks the sparkle to be a truly killer show.
- 30Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsStage Fright's lopsided tone wouldn't be so confounding if the horror elements worked or if writer-director Jerome Sable's music, co-composed with Eli Batalion, weren't so forgettable.
- 25Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardJerome Sable's debut feature couldn't be further from De Palma's delirious cinematic essays on vision and genre.