My Soul to Take
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 8, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
25
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
8
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60
Time OutKeith Uhlich
There are plenty of formulaic boo! moments, yet Craven intelligently treats Bug's otherworldly issues like hormonal growing pains that must be tamed. Read full review
50
MovielineStephanie Zacharek
The picture is directed with such a loose, slack hand that you'd think Craven had never directed a slasher-thriller before: I didn't jump once; I never even felt vaguely scared or creeped out. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineSteve Ramos
Turns out to be a huge disappointment. Read full review
40
The New York TimesMike Hale
A thoroughly dreary, by-the-numbers exercise. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Dull, talk-heavy snoozer that most closely resembles something that would show up on the CW network. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
As for the 3-D, much ballyhooed in the film's advertisements, it's another muddy conversion that does little but make the film's unconvincing blood effects look a little darker. It's good, theoretically at least, to have Craven back. But why come back for this? Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
Sadly, there's not an ounce of tension or a single decent scare to be found amid any of this convoluted mayhem. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyNick Pinkerton
All might be good for a flask-to-the-theater laugh, if not for the unconscionable price gouging. Read full review
25
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
This waking nightmare from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" creator is a puzzle with no solutions, a tale with a twist that isn't a twist at all. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
I watched at least a quarter of My Soul to Take, the worst horror movie Wes Craven's made perhaps ever, with the glasses off. It was shot - and is available - in a standard format, and, like many conversions, the 3-D gimmick is like watching a movie through an ashtray. Read full review
20
VarietyDennis Harvey
This dumb, derivative teen slasher movie would be uninspiring coming from any writer-director, let alone one with several genre classics under his belt. Read full review
16
Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
Wes Craven's first new movie in five years is a brainless, joyless, and yes, you might even say, soulless teen slasher. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
This utterly mediocre forget-me-now could've been crafted by any faceless serial director at all. The shame of it is that the man behind the camera is Wes Craven when, by all rights, it should have been Alan Smithee. Read full review
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