Review of Pulse (1988) by Jesse Hassenger for Filmcritic.com — 11 Aug 2006

Completely unconvincing and almost prodigiously unscary.

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This review of Pulse (1988) was written by Jesse Hassenger and published by Filmcritic.com on 11 Aug 2006.

Pulse has generally received mixed reviews.

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