▁reports ▁that ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁critics ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁with ▁a ▁rating ▁average ▁of ▁ 7 . 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Bos ley ▁Crow ther ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" t ough , ▁tight ▁script ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁film ' s ▁" st ead y ▁and ▁stark ly ▁sin ister ▁style ." ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁conclude ▁his ▁review ▁by ▁saying , ▁" this ▁is ▁really ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁shock ers ▁that ▁prov okes ▁dis g ust ▁and ▁regret ." ▁The ▁entertain ment - tra de ▁magazine ▁Vari ety ▁review ed ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" comp et ent ▁and ▁vis ually ▁pol ished ", ▁while ▁comment ing ▁on ▁Mitch um ' s ▁performance ▁as ▁a ▁" men acing ▁om ni pres ence ." ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁makes ▁no ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁Cape ▁F ear , ▁the ▁episode ▁" The ▁Force ▁of ▁Ev il " ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁N BC ▁television ▁series ▁Qu inn ▁Martin ' s ▁T ales ▁of ▁the ▁Une x pected ▁uses ▁virt ually ▁the ▁same ▁plot , ▁merely ▁introdu cing ▁an ▁additional ▁super natural ▁element ▁to ▁the ▁released ▁prisoner . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁and ▁its ▁re make ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁episode ▁" C ape ▁Fe are " ▁in ▁which ▁S ides how ▁Bob , ▁recently ▁released ▁from ▁prison ,