Gothika
Warner Home Video | Release Date: November 21, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
23
Negative:
10
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38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
French director Mathieu Kassovitz Frenches this flimsy tale to death. No scene goes underplayed, no performance (save one, from Robert Downey Jr.) lacks volume, no horror cliche is forgotten. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
For most of the movie, however, Halle sprints, Halle swims (55 laps!), and Halle screams. It's a two-hour fitness video -- a portrait of the Oscar winner as personal trainer. Read full review
30
Film ThreatRick Kisonak
The best they were able to manage, apparently, was a grabbag of spectral sights and spooky touches grabbed from better horror films and a final act that raises more questions than it answers. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
They go about scaring you, but only in the most hackneyed and cheap-shock manner. Read full review
30
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Proves to be both too much and not enough: yet another slick, empty package of ersatz entertainment. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
How anyone in the cast manages to keep a straight face is one of the film's innumerable mysteries. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
An unsurprising, undistinguished piece of post-summer, pre-holiday detritus. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Tolerable for undiscriminating horror fans but should be shunned by everybody else. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Stupefyingly stupid thriller. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
The movie spins further and further into coincidence and incoherence. Read full review
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