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31 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: Following the mysterious death of his aunt, power lawyer Bryan Becket moves into the elderly woman's purportedly haunted Victorian mansion. A die hard skeptic, he dismisses one eerie incident after another, until the haunting turns so personal and vicious, Becket's cool, unemotional veneer begins to unravel. Whispers in the night, things he sees in the darkness, clues of a horrible secret, turn our rationalist into a terrified and reluctant seeker. A seeker of a truth so unspeakable it could destroy him. And the mystery, always just out of reach down the darkened hall, is not fully revealed until the film's final moments. And even then, it leaves a tantalizing question. (IFC Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    40
    It's all an earnest effort, three decades too late.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Gonzalez
    40
    Though a few scary skeletons (and one doll) rattle in and out of the film's closet, Bardwell is a slave to television lexicon, allowing Bryan and his lawyer buddy (Tom Arnold) to brave the banter of shrill detective comedies, and framing his images with all the brio of your average "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" episode.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    The Skeptic turns into a cut-and-dried Freudian melodrama that gives repressed memory a supernatural dimension. I'll take a bunch of teenagers terrorized by chain-saw-wielding zombies any day.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. DavidJ
    9
    A terrific and suspenseful (though sometimes understated) ghost story with strong performances by nearly everyone in the cast. However, the major revelation is Tim Daly, arguably giving his finest performance to date. A thinking person's horror film.… Expand
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  2. JayH.
    4
    Slow moving and very long to get going. It’s downright boring at times. The performances are fine, decent effects, but it was never involving or convincing.… Expand
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  3. BillH
    2
    Awful, reminded me of the 1980's. Who wasted their money to make this sorry movie. Glad I didnt pay to see this!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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