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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatLorry KiktaFilm ThreatLorry KiktaWhile there are some serious themes at play, the movie still has plenty of gooey gory fun for horror fans.
- 70Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe themes of Jakob’s Wife are a bit simplistic, but the lead performances are incredibly complex, drawing on the two stars’ decades of screen (and life) experience.
- 67ConsequenceJenn AdamsConsequenceJenn AdamsJakob’s Wife is a fun throwback to gory vampire horror, but its gory surface covers some troubling implications. The problem lies in presenting two oppositional arguments and not fully interrogating either of them.
- 67Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerBy turns funny, grisly, tragic and insightful, Jakob's Wife carries the smartness of years. Never has the idea that vampire and vampire hunter are caught in a codependent relationship been more elegantly and humorously framed.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWatching two pros throw themselves into a low-budget movie shot, on location, in BFE Mississippi isn’t just amusing, it’s inspiring. Love what you do kids, and you’ll never get old, with or without the vampire’s kiss.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrBelievability takes a back seat here, obviously, and the special effects are so over-the-top bloody as to be more comical than scary; unlike In the Earth, a much slicker British horror film opening in theaters this week, Jakob’s Wife proudly embraces its inherent B-ness. But it’s the star who makes this a low-down hoot while rooting it in some tart and deserved observations about the battle of the sexes.
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakCrampton and Fessenden are great in their respective roles both when the drama asks them to grab our attention and the comedy asks them to goof around
- 50Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeSlant MagazineSteven ScaifeTravis Stevens’s film is psychologically astute, until it gives itself over to turning subtext into extremely legible text.
- 40VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangDespite Crampton and Fessenden’s game playing, and a few nicely icky practical effects, “Jakob’s Wife” feels strangely anemic, which, as we all know is more fatal to the already iron-deficient movie vampire than garlic, holy water and sunshine combined.