The Hunger 1983

Vincent Canby, New York Times: The movie reeks with chic, but never, for one minute, takes itself too seriously, nor does it ever slop over into camp. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The obsessive conjunction of lesbian sex and flowing blood suggests a deep-seated misogyny, but neither this nor any other theme is registered with enough clarity to offend. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Hunger is an agonizingly bad vampire movie, circling around an exquisitely effective sex scene. Sorry, but that's the way it is, and your reporter has to be honest. Read more

Time Out: Visual sensualities will have a feast, but you'll have to read Whitley Strieber's novel if you don't want to emerge with a badly scratched head. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: In his feature debut, director Tony Scott, brother of Ridley, exhibits the same penchant for eleborate art direction, minimal, humorless dialog and shooting in smoky rooms. Read more