▁poor ▁writing , ▁the ▁prem ise ▁is ▁interesting , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁not ▁executed ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁For b idden ▁Planet . ▁ ▁Empire ▁r ated ▁it ▁ 2 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁Friday ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁clone ▁with ▁" l ittle ▁atmosphere ▁and ▁no ▁surpr ises ". ▁ ▁TV ▁Guide ▁r ated ▁it ▁ 2 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁film ' s ▁second ▁half ▁becomes ▁ted ious ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁over done ▁slash er ▁formula . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ret ros pective , ▁Jon ▁N al ick ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁well - exec uted ▁film ▁in ▁a ▁genre ▁that ▁is ▁l itter ed ▁with ▁dim w itted ▁slash er ▁f lick s ". ▁ ▁Blo ody ▁Dis g ust ing ▁r ated ▁the ▁film ▁ 4 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁g oth ic ▁story ▁of ▁love , ▁loss , ▁ven ge ance , ▁and ▁re dem ption ." ▁ ▁Josh ua ▁Sie b alt ▁of ▁D read ▁Central ▁r ated ▁the ▁film ▁ 4 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁film ▁" stand s ▁as ▁a ▁tim eless , ▁dark ▁fair y ▁tale ." ▁ ▁Review ing ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁DVD ▁release , ▁G . ▁No el ▁G ross ▁of ▁DVD ▁T alk ▁r ated ▁it ▁ 3 . 5 / 5 ▁stars ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁" to o ▁good ▁to