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Average Critic Score: 19 (13 sources)

• 40
  

  
  Chicago Reader  |  Jonathan Rosenbaum
  

  Most 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. Read Full Review »
• 38
  

  
  ReelViews  |  James Berardinelli
  

  The only thing that distinguishes Species 2 is how awful it is. Read Full Review »
• 33
  

  
  Entertainment Weekly  |  Owen 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. Read Full Review »
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  The Onion (A.V. Club)  |  Nathan Rabin
  

  Though 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. Read Full Review »
• 30
  

  
  TV Guide  |  Maitland McDonagh
  

  Though there's some trashy fun to be had in the film's first half, this cynical sequel -- devolves into space junk even faster than the unfortunate Ross. Read Full Review »
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  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Peter Stack
  

  A feeble excuse for a movie. Read Full Review »
• 25
  

  
  Christian Science Monitor  |  David Sterritt
  

  What ensues is a Halloween-style blood bath accompanied by graphic sex scenes. Read Full Review »
• 20
  

  
  Empire  |  Andrew Collins
  

  Though Species II is far from serious and aimed squarely at the hairy-palmed, it really didn't need to be quite this rotten. Read Full Review »
• 20
  

  
  Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov
  

  Shoddily 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. Read Full Review »
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  Los Angeles Times  |  John Anderson
  

  The best advice to give anyone who wants to see Species II--other than "don't go!"--is "don't eat!" Read Full Review »
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  The New York Times  |  Lawrence Van Gelder
  

  In 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. Read Full Review »
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  Variety  |  Joe Leydon
  

  An unsavory and unsatisfying blend of dumb plotting, leering lasciviousness and full-bore gore, pic should warp-speed to video shelves. Read Full Review »
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  The Globe and Mail (Toronto)  |  Liam Lacey
  

  Brain-melting, head-spinning rank toxicity that shows no evidence of intelligence as we know it. Read Full Review »