Lovely Molly
Image Entertainment | Release Date: May 18, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeMay 18, 2012
Gore is always with us, but when it comes to horror, there's nothing like a haunted house. And Lovely Molly has a humdinger. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreMay 16, 2012
Lovely Molly is a portrait of either spiraling madness or a haunting, and it deftly handles the slow erosion of its title character's consciousness. Landing somewhere between "Repulsion" and "Paranormal Activity," it keeps the jump scares to a minimum and allows its formidable lead performance to be its best special effect. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 18, 2012
Generating suspense without blowing the special-effects budget, Mr. Sanchez paints an intimate portrait of a tormented personality. Though horrors are eventually unveiled, the film is more chilling in its slower, quieter moments. Read full review
60
Total FilmMatt GlasbyJun 21, 2012
Impressive, if messy, the film combines kitchen-sink drama with found-footage horror, perjuring itself with too many plot possibilities. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Adam LitovitzMay 31, 2012
Lovely Molly is determined to remain ambiguous, but the title says it all. Good-Lookin' Joanie just wouldn't have the same ominous ring to it. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMay 15, 2012
Judging from Sánchez's Lovely Molly, he'd like to get lost in the trees again, but now knows the path too well. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezMay 14, 2012
The film's inconsistent, largely bankrupt style is second to how hard and tackily it leans on the horror of child abuse to goose audiences. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMay 18, 2012
Common sense and basic logic are left at the door; there's a brief creature effect that is laughably, outlandishly awful. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick PinkertonMay 15, 2012
It can't sustain interest in the endless unraveling of Molly's psyche, which, as handled by Sánchez, has all the interest of watching an inexplicably untreated wound fester. Read full review
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