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The Apparition

Overview


Genre :

Thriller, Horror

Release Date :

August 24, 2012

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Todd Lincoln

Starring :

Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino, Suzanne Ford, Rick Gomez, Anna Clark, Meena Serendib, Marti Matulis

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

0.5 of 4

“..the film lacks any daring expressive touches that might have made it, at the very least, noteworthy..”
by Chris Cabin [Slant Magazine]
“..mild scares and a go-nowhere climax..”
by John DeFore [Hollywood Reporter]
“..lights flicker; soap and cactuses blacken; claw marks appear; icky molds gather like hornet nests..”
by Andy Webster [NY Times]
“..is not a great or even good haunted-house movie, but it does have the advantage of a memorable setting..”
by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice]
Review rate : D

“..an unholy mess..”
by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
Review rate : D-

“..a cheap gray smudge, it likes moving furniture, opening garage doors, and lamely spooking..”
by Keith Staskiewicz [Entertainment Weekly]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Sobczynski [eFilmCritic.com]
0.5 of 5
Reviewed by Brian Tallerico [HollywoodChicago.com]
Review rate : D-
Reviewed by Brian Orndorf []
Reviewed by Matt Pais [RedEye]

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