58
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAnderson, his superb ensemble cast and inspired cinematographer Uta Briesewitz, appeal at once to the intellect and the emotions as they build suspense and tension mercilessly.
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternPulls you in with smooth assurance, then holds you hostage to extremely creepy developments in the most awesome haunted house since "The Shining."
- 70L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmA deft exercise in atmospheric horror and insanity. Which is why it's unfortunate that, ultimately, Anderson steps back from the brink.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThe story doesn't quite pay off, characters are underwritten and the surprise ending is contrived and unconvincing.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe climactic revelation is a real disappointment, humdrum rather than chilling.
- 40Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinThe script for Session 9 is so underwritten that even such lively character actors as David Caruso, Peter Mullan, and Brendan Sexton III are left stranded.
- 38Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrYou couldn't ask for a better setting for a horror movie. What you could ask for is a better script.
- 30VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerLittle more than an overworked exercise in jostling red herrings, and not particularly fresh herrings at that.
- 30SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinThe final illuminations (people have demons, a mind is a terrible thing to lose) are a poor return on nearly two hours of ear-buckling, eye-stabbing incoherence.