| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...offers an exceptionally intriguing premise and a flat follow-through." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"I cannot think of a movie where silence is scarier, and inaction is more disturbing." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"Exceptionally well-crafted and often stunning visually..." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...a first-class hair-raiser..." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"...so overdone it borders on insulting..." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"Masterful use of suspense isn't all the movie has going for it." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...a truly chilling movie." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...it never comes close to the giddy heights of The Sixth Sense..." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"In many ways, it is Shyamalan's most accomplished film to date." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a dazzling white-knuckler..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...turns out to have few thoughts and no thrills." more... |
D+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"The B-movie twists...are as contrived as they are absurd..." more... |
C |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"...packs about as much heart, affirmations and scares (yes, there are plenty of them) than the Holy Bible itself." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...at the end, it leaves us feeling detached and underwhelmed." more... |
B- |
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