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Review: 'Ice Cream Man' Splatter Film Criticized
Eli Roth's film 'Ice Cream Man,' a kiddie zombie splatter movie, is criticized for being a one-joke movie that fails to live up to the hype. The review compares it unfavorably to classics like 'Village of the Damned' and 'Halloween.'
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Variety
It’s a "Village of the Damned" meets "Weapons" meets the opening scene of "Halloween" situation. But those movies all tower over "Ice Cream Man," a hyped-up one-joke kiddie zombie splatter film.
2026-08-04 03:00 UTC