The Unholy
Screen Gems | Release Date: April 2, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
5
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38
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 1, 2021
Writer-director Evan Spiliotopoulos barely capitalizes on the luridly sacrilegious implications of the film’s premise. Read full review
35
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeApr 1, 2021
Sam Raimi is a producer here, and it’s hard not to think about how he might have mined this material both for provocation and for fright; his “Drag Me to Hell” remains the gold standard of how to scare the heck out of an audience within the restrictions of PG-13. What we get instead here is a tepid little chiller with an overqualified cast. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Apr 1, 2021
This is the flimsiest of hokum, possessing all the gravity of a bible salesman hocking his wares outside the subway. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 1, 2021
Playing the evil entity with convulsive movements and a killer manicure, the contortionist Marina Mazepa turns in the movie’s most entertaining performance. That’s if you don’t count Morgan looking genuinely baffled as to what he’s doing here at all. Read full review
20
The GuardianBenjamin LeeApr 1, 2021
If the devil did exist then surely he’d have the power to destroy films as dull as this. Read full review
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