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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDelivers genuine scares.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenFor a while there, Mathieu Kassovitz's atmospherically charged direction sucks the viewer into the story's hellish vortex. That is until the film becomes possessed by an increasingly ludicrous beyond-the-grave element from which there is no rational return.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumComes from the same jolly homage-to-schlock-shock producers who remade ''House on Haunted Hill,'' and the emphasis is shamelessly on ornate scares. But with its high-gloss cast and French art-house actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz (''Hate'') in charge, the movie also shoots for class.
- 50L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasGiven her (Halle Berry) biggest part since winning Oscar, she responds with a zeal that's more than the movie deserves.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittGreat cast, great atmosphere, little sense or first-rate suspense.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA plot that insults, betrays, and cheats every member of the audience. Stupidity to a degree can sometimes be forgiven. Stupidity to this degree can not and should not.
- 40The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinWhile stylistic excess keeps Gothika mildly diverting, though suspense-and horror-free, Kassovitz can't do anything to keep the film's ending from degenerating into camp.
- 40VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyHampered by thinly developed characters and pedestrian plotting.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceQuickly abandoning the psychological for the supernatural, the movie collapses its premise into one painfully derivative pitch.
- 25Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversStupefyingly stupid thriller.