Pay the Ghost
RLJ Entertainment | Release Date: September 25, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
23
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
1
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
42
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerSep 22, 2015
The movie’s B-movie flimsiness is pervasive, and paired with an overall lack of B-movie flair, though director Uli Edel makes some game yarn-spinning attempts. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle SmithSep 24, 2015
In Pay the Ghost, Nicolas Cage investigates a supernatural abduction, but has no solution for the maggot-eaten zombie that is his undead career. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 25, 2015
Whatever you have to pay, it's too much. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiSep 24, 2015
Tidbits that would make the film interesting have been squandered. Instead, we get the standard-issue haunted-house fodder. The ghosts manifest in so many different ways that it seems like the movie is grasping for straws. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 24, 2015
Dan Kay’s filament-thin story, accessorized with flapping vultures and disturbing graffiti, relies entirely on Mr. Cage’s desperate-dad energy. Read full review
30
Village VoiceChris PackhamSep 21, 2015
The script doesn't know the difference between being something scary and pointing at something scary. It's less a film than a series of imitative gestures, a bunch of horror signifiers pointing to nothing. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoSep 25, 2015
Pay the Ghost, out in very limited release today, is a new low for Nicolas Cage. Just when you thought he couldn’t get any more apathetic about a role, he pops up in this lazy, boring retread of “Insidious” that even his most diehard fans should ignore. Read full review
25
The PlaylistGary GarrisonSep 24, 2015
The highest compliment that can be made of the movie is that it is harmless: never laughably bad, never painful, just pure mediocrity, from start to finish. Read full review
10
VarietyAndrew BarkerSep 26, 2015
This somnolent supernatural thriller is a low-energy wash from start to finish. Read full review
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