A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who tells the story in flashback from the electric chair.
Crimewave has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of Crimewave (1985)
By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 09 Feb 2015
Review of Crimewave (1985)
Review of Crimewave (1985)
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Review of Crimewave (1985)
Review of Crimewave (1985)
Review of Crimewave (1985)
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Crimewave was released in 1985 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 81 reviews, giving Crimewave (1985) an average rating of 50%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 66%. Professional critics were more impressed with Crimewave than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 50%, Crimewave is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 59%.
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