Amusing as the Cooties script manages to be, one gets the distinct impression that its authors didn’t bother to visit a school at any point in the research or writing process, missing out on any number of jokes they could have made at public education’s expense.
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Film.comEric D. Snider
Film.comEric D. Snider
Cooties, while suitably gross and buoyed by game performances, doesn’t exploit its concept nearly as well as it should.
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The PlaylistKevin Jagernauth
The PlaylistKevin Jagernauth
The engaging opening third of Cooties is enough to make the rest of the 96-minute film a mildly amusing diversion, but as the minutes roll by, you'll wish the brains of the film had remained intact.
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Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
It makes an occasionally spirited pretense of injecting the tensions of the United States's educational system into a familiar zombie-siege scenario.
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Village VoiceSimon Abrams
Village VoiceSimon Abrams
Infectious horror-comedy Cooties is an energizing juggernaut until its seemingly inexhaustible ensemble cast members are outpaced by their respective characters' quirks.