| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A pulp-ish tale of murder by-the-numbers that fails to deliver." more... |
C- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...like spending more than 90 minutes watching somebody else complete a Sudoku puzzle." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Zwecker |
"What is clear and what does work here is our increasing fascination with how Walter's obsession is destroying his mind, his family life and everything important around him." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...ridiculous and dull..." more... |
C- |
E! Online
Dezhda Mountz |
"Despite itself, The Number 23 is a perfectly good Friday night popcorn movie." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...the film's assaultive shock editing holds you..." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
David Thomas |
"There are at least 23 ways in which The Number 23 sucks." more... |
D |
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck |
"There are probably at least 23 reasons why this thriller doesn't work." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"The movie wouldn't work if it were jokey, but there is a hint of wit - a wink to absurdity - that saves it from being laughable." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...an accidental comedy..." more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...largely a failure." more... |
C |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"There's a mess of things wrong with this suspense thriller. Start with the fact that it's neither suspenseful nor thrilling." more... |
D |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"This is a very good movie that could have been better still..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"Dull and monotonous..." more... |
D |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Not only is it not frightening, it's downright laughable." more... |
C- |
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