Lost Souls
New Line Cinema | Release Date: October 13, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
16
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
25
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
A grade-B rumination on what a nasty guy the devil can be. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Possesses the art and craft of a good movie, but not the story. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Predictable, rarely scary. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Fails to be resonant and, more important, scary. Read full review
38
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
It's a dated effort. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Full of atmosphere and visuals, it's empty of anything that really matters. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
So filled with illogical twists and ridiculous turns, that eventually it evokes unintentional laughs. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Dark and murky, grainy and grim. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Silly, undone by lack of faith in its own subject. Read full review
33
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A screaming, silly cliche -- and somehow not a bit scary. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
While Kaminski understands that movie terror comes in at the eyes, he has little skill for connecting sensation to hearts and minds. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Preposterous plot, bad acting, and dialogue that provokes more laughs than shivers. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
While it's beautifully shot, it's way too slow. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
His (Kaminski) first feature is so thoroughly awful, it isn't even interesting to look at. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The most intriguing thing about Lost Souls is how it managed to attract so much talent. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A dreary tale of supernatural horror. Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's a loose reassembly of plot points from "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist" that never achieves the emotional intensity of either. Read full review
20
VarietyLael Loewenstein
The hallucination sequences are among the pic's creepiest. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Muddled tale of demonic hijinks and devil worship. It's terrible. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It's the central story that's lacking. Read full review
10
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
A lugubrious sub-"Exorcist" demonic possession film that's absolutely no fun at all. Read full review
10
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A pretty dreary affair to sit through. It's not even scary. Read full review
10
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
What emerges is oddly ineffectual and uninvolving. Read full review
10
Film.comGemma Files
An almost total waste of time. Read full review
10
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Can be blamed foremost on its fire-and-brimstone screenwriter, Pierce Gardner. Read full review
6
Mr. ShowbizCody Clark
The only thing about this movie that will haunt you is its boggling ineptitude. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Shamelessly dull. Read full review
0
Rolling StonePeter Travers
If the devil made them all do it, he's one dull bastard.
0
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Another "Exorcist" bastard -- one with a chick-flick pedigree. Read full review
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