User Score
8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 2 out of 128

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  1. ZabzK.
    Mar 3, 2006
    4
    Bit boring. To predictable. Wont recommend it to anyone.We spent 3 lessons watching it, kept on falling asleep.
  2. PeterH.
    Feb 10, 2003
    4
    I think this is one of the most overrated films.
  3. AndrewF.
    Nov 22, 2001
    4
    Nothing special. The ending is a complete turkey when you try and figure out the continuity. What's all this crap about the kid being such a good actor? Rob Reiner was doing better in movies like "Stand By Me" 15 years ago.
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 35
  2. Negative: 4 out of 35
  1. Sometimes verges on silliness.
  2. Reviewed by: Tom Keogh
    80
    Chalk this film up as an unusually intelligent thriller about that which scares us the most: accepting our accidents of fate.
  3. 80
    It's far more loquacious and cerebral than your average run-of-the-mill thriller, but boy, when the relatively infrequent scares do come, they will pull you out of your seat and raise the hair on your arms.