Bless the Child
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 11, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
17
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
20
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The movie works -- at least marginally. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneVicky Edwards
Entertaining, but it doesn't add enough to the genre to make it truly blessed.
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A schlocky thriller that might appeal to less discriminating members of the mall crowd. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Should have sold its soul for a little help in the script department. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Often trite and predictable but grudgingly likable in the end. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Satanic silliness undermines this gloomy horror picture. Read full review
40
TNT RoughCutJ. Rentilly
Pop junk, an airport paperback, literally, turned into a mid-budget devil thriller.
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The movie is somewhat below average. The plot doesn't always hold together. Read full review
38
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
A cheesy crock of religious mumbo jumbo.
38
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Causes one to wish... that movies about the supernatural could make contact with supernatural script doctors.
33
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A forehead-poundingly bad picture.
25
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The unintentional effect of movies like Bless the Child is that they are enough to make agnostics out of true believers.
25
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Goes straight to hell, and in this case it is its own handbasket.
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Mostly ludicrous, but occasionally effective.
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
A supernatural soap opera. Read full review
20
Film.comErnest Hardy
Far from the worst film this summer, but it also doesn't rate strong enough to be a future video rental. Read full review
12
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
The whole thing's grotesque as a gargoyle and ugly as sin.
10
Film.comGemma Files
Good vs. Evil For Dummies....and I, for one, dislike being treated like a Dummy. Read full review
10
VarietyRobert Koehler
Combines the most rudimentary of Catholic-inspired good vs. evil plots with visual effects that would barely pass muster in episodic TV. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Lapses into an exercise in foolishness. Read full review
10
Washington PostRita Kempley
The scariest thing about this hokey bombast is that it got made in the first place. Read full review
4
Mr. ShowbizCody Clark
Dreadful demonic disaster.
0
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Horrendous dialogue and horrific directing dominate this thriller. Read full review
0
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
A callous piece of work that exploits images of children in pain or jeopardy. Read full review
0
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Director Chuck Russell ("The Mask") and screenwriter Thomas Rickman don't need new agents -- they need backup careers. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It works not at all. Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Abysmally stupid drama. Read full review
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