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Genre :

Mystery, Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

May 05, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Courtney Solomon

Starring :

Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy, Thom Fell, Matthew Marsh, Lila Bata-Walsh

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..ultimately fails to distinguish itself from a myriad of other films..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1.5 of 5

“..Solomon simply can't generate any actual suspense..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3 of 5

“..has its fair share of spooky moments..”
by AntBit [Iofilm]
5 of 10

“..fails to take the horror genre to new levels..”
by Chris Evans [Future Movies]
2 of 5

“..an uninspired spooky teen horror..”
by Joe Utichi [FilmFocus.Co.UK]
2 of 5

“..An overcooked, underpowered possession movie..”
by Andrew Pulver [The Guardian]
1 of 5

“..a tiresome mess..”
by Kim Newman [Empire Magazine [UK]]
1 of 5

“..a dull waste of time..”
by Eric Campos [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
6 of 10
Reviewed by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Nigel Floyd [Time Out]
3 of 5
Reviewed by David Germain [The Hartford Courant]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Matthew Leyland [BBC Films]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by J.P. Mangalindan [MovieWeb]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Anthony Quinn [The Independent]
0.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]
Reviewed by Grady Hendrix [Slate]
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Chicago Tribune]
Reviewed by John Anderson [Variety]

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