Canoe: Bloodflowers
- Jane Stevenson's review: "while the general consensus is that these gloom rockers haven't reached the same musical heights in the '90s as they did in their '80s heyday, their gloriously melancholy and pretty goth-pop sound still works for me."
- http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cure/AlbumReviews/2000/02/13/770649.html

Nude as the News: Bloodflowers
- Mark T.R. Donahue's review: "Cure fans will enjoy this record, it's well-made and Smith doesn't break character."
- http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/655

Metacritic: Bloodflowers
- Multiple critic and user reviews for Bloodflowers by The Cure.
- http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/cure/bloodflowers

NME: Bloodflowers
- NME review: "Bloodflowers may not convert any new fans, but it will certainly not disappoint the old ones." Rating: 7/10.
- http://www.nme.com/reviews/3413.htm

Music-Critic.com: Bloodflowers
- Peter Naldrett's review: "this is a tight new release from The Cure and while it's difficult to see where any hit singles are going to come from, the album is a credit to their realism and creativity."
- http://www.music-critic.com/rock/cure_bloodflowers.htm

Ink Blot Magazine: Bloodflowers
- Johanna Ravich's review: "The Cure continue to amplify the beauty in pain with this bouquet of bloodflowers - succeeding in making the art of sadness fashionable once again."
- http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/Cure_Bloodflowers.htm

CMJ: Bloodflowers
- M. Tye Comer's review: "The Cure's maniacal brand of pop music may have broken the band to mainstream ears, but Bloodflowers' conceptual cohesion and emotional depth approach the top of the group's heap of classic records."
- http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=27341

AMG All Music Guide: Bloodflowers
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review: "The album is certainly well made, and even enjoyable; however, its achievement is a bit hollow, since it never seems like Smith is pushing himself or the band." 3 stars.
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ay2ke4j674wal

Rolling Stone: Bloodflowers
- Arion Berger's review: "The album's soft, chewy center, five songs' worth, never varies in rhythm or pace and depends mostly on hard strumming for propulsion." 2.5 stars.
- http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=29702&cf=28