Jeepers Creepers 2001

Critics score:
45 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: While it is at heart just another stupid slasher movie, its undeniable style on an obviously limited budget places it a cut above the rest. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: For the first 30 minutes of Jeepers Creepers, writer-director Victor Salva seems to be spinning the Gein legend into an eerie, grandly effective creepfest. Then the movie veers off onto a drastically different and less satisfying track. Read more

Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Plays like an amateur debut effort written over a weekend during which its writer wasn't entirely sober. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: Although he slips occasionally, Mr. Salva has still crafted a fairly original and scarifying piece of work. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: As long as the film refrains from revealing its monster, Jeepers Creepers builds up a mood of sinister expectation. Once its bat-winged supernatural thingamajig appears, the beast isn't half as horrifying as you imagined. Read more

Gene Seymour, Newsday: It's nice to walk out of a celluloid house of terror without feeling all cut up inside for a change. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Feels too rote to inspire real terror. Read more

David Edelstein, Slate: The plotting is a tad generic, and the film feels long at a scant 90 minutes. But the movie is good enough to put a chill into the late-summer air. Read more

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Bad title; bad horror flick. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A clever thriller-chiller combining laughter with creepiness that should satisfy horror fans looking for a late-summer diversion. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Jeepers Creepers gets down and dirty, respecting its genre enough to make it seem vibrant, fresh and, in a warped way, real. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Yet another hyperbolic slasher cartoon. Read more

Kevin Courrier, Globe and Mail: Jeepers Creepers might have a stylishly sinister look, but the goods are rudimentary. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Salva (Powder), directing from his own screenplay, develops Jeepers Creepers in such a way that it offers plenty of shock scares as well as a gradually building sense of menace. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: Gets off to a great start and then simply shuts down, like an awesome vintage car on an ambitious road trip. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Jeepers Creepers is better setting things up than following through. It must resort to psychic mumbo-jumbo that has to be played straight and doesn't work. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more

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Mike Clark, USA Today: Jeepers Creepers is no big-screen keeper, but it does survive its 40-minute test drive before turning into a lemon. Read more

Scott Foundas, Variety: Read more