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15 out of 100

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2.9 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 25 Ratings

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  • Starring: Anna Paquin, Iain Glen, Lena Olin
  • Summary: When a family moves into a seemingly quaint country house they discover that their new home has a horrifying past that may threaten them.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 14 out of 16
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    The thriller makes up in moody weirdness what it lacks in horror-tale originality.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    40
    All of this of course would be forgivable if it all added up to a scary movie or made even a lick of sense, but Balaguero manages to disappoint on all possible fronts.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Holland
    30
    Though pic boasts decent perfs, potent atmospherics and eye-catching visuals, both psychology and plot are bargain-basement.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 15 out of 19
  1. FranciscoM.
    5
    Oh, come on, its not THAT bad. Its not good, but looking to other horror movies its acceptable. But Balagueró showed a lot more potential in [REC], no that was awesome!… Expand
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