So loosely based on a Stephen King short story as to constitute fraud, The Lawnmower Man goes right to the bottom of a growing list of failed King adaptations.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The Lawnmower Man depends mostly on a lot of colorful video-game-like special effects. They are very loud but, after a while, the noise and the lights induce a torpor that is quite soothing.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
Dazzling computer animation and special effects overcome The Lawnmower Man's mundane story.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
The Lawnmower Man has it all -- melodramatic plot, bad acting, special effects that will undoubtedly seem cheesy in about five minutes and even a concluding sequence in which the usual lofty moral is voiced.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr 2014
rotten:
The Lawnmower Man echoes Frankenstein and a zillion other noble-scientist-whose-experiment-goes-awry movies.