The Possession of Hannah Grace
Screen Gems | Release Date: November 30, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
4
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50
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshNov 30, 2018
But for all the pondering The Possession of Hannah Grace inspires, it’s also true that at 85 minutes, it still manages to feel tedious at times. The dour environment doesn’t help, the humor doesn’t pop, and disappointingly, the scares just don’t land. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanNov 29, 2018
Viewers hooked on the spectacle of demonic possession tend to like their satanic tropes served neat. The Possession of Hannah Grace serves them sloppy, if not without a certain random soupçon of grisly style. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNov 29, 2018
Doesn't bring anything new to its very tired genre. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesKatie WalshNov 29, 2018
The dour environment doesn’t help, the humor doesn’t pop and, disappointingly, the scares just don’t land. There are a few jumps and bumps, but there’s no real sense of dread or unease or questioning. Read full review
50
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeNov 29, 2018
Van Rooijen’s overreliance on herky-jerky jump scares is a pity, because the movie that exists in the silence is surprisingly satisfying. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerNov 30, 2018
It’s exorcism’s greatest hits, if exorcism were a band playing 300 casinos and state fairs a year. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 5, 2018
The production design is top drawer. It’s just that if I’m mentioning that, there’s little else in the movie to recommend it. Read full review
33
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiDec 1, 2018
It lacks character, it lacks morbidity, it lacks subtext, it lacks suspense. It just kinda lays there like Hannah, but without any of her sinister magic. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireNov 30, 2018
The makers of The Possession of Hannah Grace clearly intended for it to be dark. After all, it’s about an exorcism that goes horribly wrong, resulting in further mayhem months later at a morgue. But they probably didn’t mean for it to be visually inscrutable, which is what this quick and dirty — and mostly scare-free — horror film ends up being. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerDec 1, 2018
There are undoubtedly filmmakers who could’ve taken that setting and created something genuinely spooky; it’s a shame to see an excellent setting go entirely to waste. Read full review
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