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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Eyes Without a Face is a perfect example of how cinematic poetry can transform a seemingly disreputable movie genre. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Like a nightmare that never ends, this is a vision of madness, loneliness and, yes, horror that, once seen, demands to be viewed over and over again. It is that haunting, and that good. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: Sends a chill that extends from the cheekbones through the eye sockets to the back of the skull. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Outre as it is, never tires as hypnotic, touching, ghastly fun. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: As absurd and as beautiful as a fairy tale. Read more
Tim Purtell, Entertainment Weekly: One of those rare horror films that induces discomfort by showing practically nothing. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Franju constructs an elegant visual work; here is a horror movie in which the shrieks are not by the characters but by the images. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: It infects your dreams with dread and desperation. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: It has some queasy scenes, but unclear progression and plodding direction give this an old-fashioned air. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: A masterpiece of poetic horror and tactful, tactile brutality. Read more