Home
About OFCS
Member Profiles
Schedule
Forum
Awards
O.F.C.S. Members:
Sign In
O.F.C.S. Members
Movie Overview
Cast
Al Pacino
Paul Sorvino
Karen Allen
Director
William Friedkin
MPAA Rating
R
Cruising (1980)
REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
(1 - 8) of 8
OFCS Rating: 38% Rotten
Page
1
5/10
"Is it offensive? Yes and no. It's insensitive, certainly. And I wouldn't want my mother watching it, lest she think I've been in a sling in the meatpacking district for most of my adult life."
AfterElton.com
Brian Juergens
3.5/5
"still unsettling even after far more explicit fare has been produced in recent years"
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
B+
"A lot of upcoming filmmakers saw "Cruising" and took notes, because the movie became the prototype for every serial killer movie to follow (see "Se7en," "Basic Instinct" etc.)."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
"'Cruising' views better today than in 1980, but that is relative. There remain bothersome errors in consistency and judgment."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
"Both on a conceptual level and in practice,
Cruising
buys into and advances some of the most dangerous myths about homosexuality and the homosexual lifestyle."
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
3.5/4
"Why
Cruising
? Why now? And why does it feel like how you answer those questions will determine which side pocket you keep your handkerchief in?"
Slant Magazine
Eric Henderson
3/10
"The film comes off as little more than a sensationalized exploitation flick."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
1/4
Read review
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
(1 - 8) of 8
OFCS Rating: 38% Rotten
Page
1
Reviews database provided by
Rotten Tomatoes
and the
Movie Review Query Engine
All articles and reviews on this website © the respective authors.
All other content © The Online Film Critics Society (0.40)