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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyKevin P. SullivanEntertainment WeeklyKevin P. SullivanIt’s a never-boring trip to a world, where stories and imagination are powerful tools, that just might inspire kids to do the scariest thing of all: pick up a book
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerChicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerThe fulcrum to the success of Goosebumps, it must be noted, is the perfect casting of Jack Black as Stine.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenKeeping the creepy/kooky mix entertainingly intact, Goosebumps translates R.L. Stine’s frighteningly successful young adult horror fiction series to the big screen with lively, teen Ghostbusters-type results.
- 70TheWrapInkoo KangTheWrapInkoo KangGoofily self-aware and wholesomely boisterous, it’s a children’s picture whose sense of spooky fun readily diverts from its quibble-worthy messaging.
- 67HitfixDrew McWeenyHitfixDrew McWeenyThere's not an ounce of fat on the film. It feels like it moves forward in every single scene, and while it's a little mechanical about how it follows three-act structure, it's almost charmingly old-fashioned about it.
- 63Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaSome of the wittier one-liners and more affecting emotional moments feel undermined by the frenzy of chaotic excess.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThere’s a streak of old-fashioned B-movie spooky playfulness here, and when actual, motivated characters are on screen it’s delightful.
- 50The PlaylistNick SchagerThe PlaylistNick SchagerA film that assembles many of the author’s most memorable creations with noisy, tossed-off sloppiness.
- 40Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonJack Black’s mildly theatrical, knowingly hammy performance is but one of this horror-comedy’s overdone elements, and the film fails to rise above the level of perfunctory effects-driven spectacle.
- 40VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireThe ADD overload combined with an understandably kid-friendly approach to horror (no one’s ever in real danger, and the monsters are never too scary) results in a disposable product intended to appeal to everyone but likely to resonate with no one.