The Skeptic
IFC Films | Release Date: May 1, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

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40
Village VoiceEd Gonzalez
Though a few scary skeletons (and one doll) rattle in and out of the film's closet, Bardwell is a slave to television lexicon, allowing Bryan and his lawyer buddy (Tom Arnold) to brave the banter of shrill detective comedies, and framing his images with all the brio of your average "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" episode. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Lovece
It's all an earnest effort, three decades too late. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGlenn Whipp
Old-fashioned in the worst sense, Bardwell's ghost story is heavy on Freud, light on fear. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The Skeptic turns into a cut-and-dried Freudian melodrama that gives repressed memory a supernatural dimension. I'll take a bunch of teenagers terrorized by chain-saw-wielding zombies any day. Read full review
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