Editing Deadly Blessing (section)

== Reception ==
[[Academy Award]]-winner [[Ernest Borgnine]] was nominated for a [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzie award]] for "Worst Supporting Actor" for this film.

''Deadly Blessing'' has been poorly received by critics. It currently holds a 33% approval rating on [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 9 reviews with an average rating of 4.70/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deadly_blessing|title=Deadly Blessing (1981)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> AllMovie called the film ultimately disappointing, but wrote that it has "enough eccentricities and stylish flourishes to make it worthwhile for fans of vintage horror."<ref name="AllMovie review"/> [[Time Out (company)|Time Out]] wrote, "''Deadly Blessing'' isn't a very good movie, but it holds out distinct promise that Craven will soon be in the front rank of horror filmmakers", calling it "an excellent example of a mundane project elevated into quite a palatable genre movie by its director."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timeout.com/film/reviews/65087/deadly_blessing.html |author=DP |title=Deadly Blessing |work=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out London]] |access-date=August 8, 2012 }} {{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>