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- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumMost of this is silly, dim-witted stuff, but a few of the shocks carry some of the crude power of Jack Arnold's low-budget horror films of the 50s.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe only thing that distinguishes Species 2 is how awful it is.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman"Species" at least had the benefit of Henstridge's glazed porn-doll perversity, but this time any glimmers of sexual ominousness are buried in a lame, desultory chase plot and in the woefully underimagined special effects.
- 30The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThough it never really taps into the whole JFK-as-alien-sex-fiend plot as a source of satire, Species 2 is still the superior piece of trash its predecessor should have been.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWhat ensues is a Halloween-style blood bath accompanied by graphic sex scenes.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovShoddily plotted and unimaginative, Species II is a slapdash effort at best, creepily unaffecting and minus the T&A this sort of film so desperately hinges on.
- 20EmpireEmpireThough Species II is far from serious and aimed squarely at the hairy-palmed, it really didn't need to be quite this rotten.
- 20Los Angeles TimesJohn AndersonLos Angeles TimesJohn AndersonThe best advice to give anyone who wants to see Species II--other than "don't go!"--is "don't eat!"
- 20The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderIn the spring a monster's fancy lethally turns to thoughts of lust. This thought, reduced to a level contemptuous of taste and reasonable intelligence, underlies Species II.
- 0The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyBrain-melting, head-spinning rank toxicity that shows no evidence of intelligence as we know it.