This is a parody without self-awareness, which prevents it from playing out like the cult movie it wants to be.

| Feb 6, 2024

Terror and action emerge as fundamental elements that shape the relationships between the protagonists, leaving a lasting impression on the viewer. [Full review in Spanish]

| Dec 27, 2023

Any hope that the story will ever take itself seriously drowns in an accumulation of bad creative decisions. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 27, 2023

It hits that evil satire sweet spot like you would find in a Mad magazine in Satan’s outhouse. In violent Christmas debauchery, The Mean One couldn’t be better.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 20, 2023

Vindicates what a traditional Christmas should be... and so the horror seems tacked on. [Full review in Spanish]

| Dec 14, 2023

This movie makes no sense. I couldn't wait for it to end.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 15, 2023

This was not a fun watch. It was frustrating to watch an idea that has a lot of potential get squandered with terrible pacing, lazy dialogue and a story full of plotholes...

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 15, 2023

While The Mean One will not be stealing a spot on your award season predictions and is probably not something with a high rewatch value, it is slightly more fun than we expected.

| Aug 14, 2023

The Mean One is by no means a triumph but it is Fun. Yeah, it's got bad photoshop and a nonsensical script, but it is (you guessed it) Fun.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jan 13, 2023

For a film with such a promising premise, it turns out to be a plodding example of how to squander potential.

| Original Score: D- | Jan 9, 2023

The Mean One is nothing more than a silly holiday slasher, but its outrageous scenes of carnage and central performance make it a fun romp.

| Dec 17, 2022

The Mean One comes without scares, it comes without style. It comes without much of anything at all.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Dec 16, 2022

A helping of fromage with a side of cheesy. Don’t expect much more from the holiday horror parody The Mean One.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 13, 2022

A parody only by legal definition, The Mean One has no teeth as a naughty comedy or gory horror.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Dec 9, 2022

The Mean One has a handful of inspired lines, e.g., “Time to roast this beast!” but the production values, editing, score and photography are average at best, and we’re left with a film that will be remembered mostly for a cleverly twisted marketing hook.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 9, 2022

Parodies are theoretically supposed to be funny... it’s almost as if there was an explicit directive not to crack any jokes, let alone exhibit any pleasure, in a film that deliberately skirts copyright infringement to bring a sadistic Grinch to theaters.

| Dec 8, 2022

Just a one-note joke premise that might have made for an entertaining three-minute viral video, extended into a forgettable horror movie whose main accomplishment is cashing in on a dubious trend.

| Original Score: C | Dec 8, 2022

I can see this working as a group watch among holiday-enthused friends drunk on spiked nog, but beyond that, its novelty wears off quickly.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 8, 2022

Aside from The Mean One himself, there was too much not to like in this film.

| Original Score: C- | Dec 8, 2022

What could have been an embarrassment of parody riches is just an inept slasher embarrassment.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Dec 7, 2022