Review of Idle Hands (1999) by Aaron D — 13 Jun 2009

A silly and funny thriller with a devil possesed hand!

This review of Idle Hands (1999) was written by Aaron D on 13 Jun 2009.

Idle Hands has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Pongdok (1) on 22 Jul 2014

I can't give it a 10, because it isn't. It's close though. It's gory, awkward ('cause they're high school students...duh) comedy gold…

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By Waleed A (914) on 06 Dec 2016

Not hilarious but pretty funny and creative. goes where you don't expect it to. fun horror comedy (about 3 viewings)…

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By Impugn (35) on 11 Jan 2020

Idle Hands is a comedy riot. The movie is really funny and really scary. The acting is great & the special effects pack a punch…

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By Brandon E (187) on 22 Oct 2013

I grew up watching this movie. Of course its dumb but its a good movie. But I love it…

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By Steve Newton (322) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 02 Feb 2014

Anyone with the mental capacity to make it to high school will be embarrassed by the ineptness on display here…

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By Russ B (1,141) on 13 Dec 2014

I think there was potential in this teen horror/comedy, which is somewhat of a mashup of The Hands of Orlac and Evil Dead 2 but dressed up…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 26 Aug 2013

Good horror comedy and the first time I ever came across Jessica Alba's face…

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By Monica Eng (11) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 10 Jun 2015

There's just one problem: it's not scary and it's not funny...Idle Hands transcends that mundane level of badness into the realm of gross ineptitude…

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