The Uninvited
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43 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings

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  • Starring: Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Browning
  • Summary: In the suspense thriller The Uninvited, based on the 2003 Korean motion picture "Changhwa, Hongryon" written and directed by Kim Jee-woon, Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father, Steven. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions. Together, Anna and her sister must convince their father that his new fiancee is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother. (Paramount)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 24
  3. Negative: 5 out of 24
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Emily Browning's face helps The Uninvited work so well...She makes you fear for her, and that's half the battle. Yet she's so fresh she's ready for a Jane Austen role.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Mike Mayo
    60
    Experienced horror fans will probably stay one step ahead of the game, but it's still a nice ride.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    50
    The film is still cheesy rather than deliciously scary. It never really generates sustained suspense.
  4. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Richard Chester
    38
    The climax is the only thing for which the rest of this flick exists.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. MikeH.
    10
    bunch of 'scary' movie cliches strung together, and hence not frightening at all... but as a movie it was fantastic! great acting by the australian girl from 'the series of unfortunate events', and a surprising (at least to me it was...) twist at the end. very underrated movie, with scores from the stupid 'professional' movie critics that are much lower than it deserves.… Expand
  2. SamM.
    8
    Genuinely enjoyable film even when you guess whoo dunit. i was still impressed.
  3. shlugalug
    7
    What is it about this film that I really liked? Was it Emily Browning, whose portrayal was focused and memorizing playing a girl who has been released out of a mental hospital as she was traumatized by the death of her mother? Was it Elizabeth Banks, who played the stepmother that surprisingly charms and seduces the screen? Was it Christopher Young, who compose a score so beautifully for a horror movie? It certainly wasn't the rubbish special effects and child actors. But The Uninvited leaves you satisfied and never goes blatantly over the top. Some have said the ending was predictable, I didn't feel that at all.… Expand
  4. xLAWx
    4
    Not much of a twist ending, too trying hard to impress the horror fans.

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