31's reviews
Media reviews
Roger Ebert
"Zombie may not be working outside of his comfort zone, but "31" is one of his most impressive films to date."
Los Angeles Times
"'31' features some of Zombie?s regular ensemble (including Sheri Moon Zombie and Jeff Daniel Phillips as two ?contestants? in the murder-maze), supplemented by his usual array of excellent character actors (including Malcolm McDowell as the costumed aristocrat who runs the game)."
The Guardian
"A cinematic Jägerbomb: definitely not good for you, but gets the job done."
New York Times
"Muddied by freeze frames and woozy panning shots, the violence is incoherent: Much of the time it?s difficult to determine who?s being bludgeoned, julienned or eaten."
Variety
"Rob Zombie truly loves horror movies. But he still hasn?t made a good one, and ?31? is a perfect encapsulation of the reasons why: It?s a fanboy?s highlight reel of homages, without any of the credibility or context that made most of the films he?s inspired by so fine".
The A.V. Club
"Zombie?s new movie, 31, is all attitude. It?s also the worst thing he?s ever made?interminable, incoherent, and devoid of suspense."
Screen Daily
"Zombie?s filmmaking career began with inventive pop videos for his band White Zombie and he can still frame an interesting shot or layer in an unusual and affecting snatch of music, but after six features he still can?t come up with a fresh story, write characters with more depth than their make-up or direct stalking scenes that are suspenseful or moments of gory violence that are shocking".
The Hollywood Reporter
"Rob Zombie's 31 may exist solely as an excuse to put weapons in the hands of actors wearing clown makeup. Malcolm McDowell presides over mayhem from above here, betting with his fellow sadists on which of a handful of victims will survive the longest in the death-game he has constructed."