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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioA cut above the usual hack 'em up, and perhaps even a hack above the usual cut 'em up.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Director Fred Walton (When a Stranger Calls) cheats shamelessly to effect the various surprises, but has so much of that "who-is-next?" tension going for him that the movie more or less makes itself. [01 Apr 1986, p.D9]
- 50The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyThe dialogue is mostly composed of rude variations on ''eek,'' ''ugh'' and ''I'd like to sleep with you this evening.''
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineClever enough; but, as is the case with all stalk-and-slash films, it becomes repetitive and boring very quickly.
- 50Chicago TribuneRick KoganChicago TribuneRick KoganIf you have ever been the butt of a practical joke, you have some idea how you will feel during the last few minutes of April Fool's Day. [27 Mar 1986, p.2C]
- 50Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesUnfortunately, the film blunders into such an outlandishly dumb conclusion that you don't get a charge of surprise -- just a bad case of whiplash. [28 Mar 1986, p.16]
- 50Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordThere's a lightheartedness to the film that belies its genre, however. As one of the dimmer of the dwindling party says, after the body count has reached three, "You gotta look on the bright side of things." April Fool's Day eventually does, but the mild satisfaction of its climactic twist does not redeem the tedium of the first 88 minutes. [29 Mar 1986, p.B4]