The Ward
ARC Entertainment (II) | Release Date: July 8, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenJul 5, 2011
While by no means a masterpiece of the form, John Carpenter's The Ward is an economical period piece that still effectively demonstrates what a skilled technician can accomplish in a single location with a compact cast and sturdy old-school effects. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick PinkertonJul 5, 2011
Carpenter does what he's always done well here: individualizing shorthand personalities in a group under siege. This is Carpenter's first all-female ensemble, and the inmates are uniformly well-played. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanJul 5, 2011
At least Carpenter the spook-meister knows how to goose you. Read full review
65
MovielineMichelle OrangeJul 9, 2011
The story's obvious and various potential is left to stand on its own, and the scares are largely uninspired. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezJul 5, 2011
Its ostentatious sense of horror -- think later-day Argento -- is far from suggestive, though some of its queasier moments effectively tap into our fears of not-so-bygone forms of invasive physical therapy. Read full review
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