The Messengers
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 2, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
8
Negative:
8
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38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The Messengers is textbook, and the course it's teaching is HSL: Horror as a Second Language. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It's a little sad that The Messengers is ultimately a good candidate for burial in a toxic waste dump because there are some good elements contained herein. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad Derakhshani
A predictable, by-the-numbers TV-movie-sized affair which will break your heart - especially since it also contains brief flashes of horror greatness. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A tepid ghost story filled with all the usual things that go bump in the night minus the somewhat crucial element of suspense, this bland effort from Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert's Ghost House Pictures is surprisingly devoid of the creepy, claustrophobic atmospherics that haunt the brothers' Asian work. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyJim Ridley
The end result looks heavily doctored: The Sam Raimi-produced feature is a badly acted, nonsensical patchwork of fake scares, crow attacks and wall-crawling CGI spooks, capped by a DVD extra of an ending that must have the real resolution gagged somewhere in a closet. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
It's nicely photographed but slow-moving, dull and utterly predictable. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Extremely boring. Read full review
10
Film ThreatMark Bell
The story is so ridiculously obvious it's not even remotely enjoyable. Read full review
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