Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics  Critic score
distribution:   1. Positive: 15 out of 19   2. Negative: 0 out
of 19   1. It's an immensely successful movie - and far and away
the most emotionally charged, psychologically uneasy and
diabolically suspenseful thriller Polanski's made since his
heyday. [27 Jan 1995, p. 26]   3. Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
As vivid and suspenseful as Roman Polanski has made this
claustrophobic tale of a torture victim turning the tables on
her putative tormentor, one is still left with a film in which
each character represents a mouthpiece for an ideology.   4. 89
Death and the Maiden is a streamlined razor-ride of a movie:
taut, riveting, and a psychological horror show that will leave
nail-marks in your palms for days afterwards.   5. Reviewed
by: Staff (Not Credited)     The material is well served by
director Roman Polanski, who knows well how to instill a subtle,
claustrophobic sense of dread in an audience and has put
together a rather elegant potboil