In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.
[Plays] like one more piece of multiplex in-box clutter, ready for the circular file in our moviegoing consciousness.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Oct 2010
rotten:
The devil made them do it, but that doesn't mean you have to see it.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
4 Oct 2010
rotten:
By the time the killings start, it's clear that Ray Wright's screenplay is more interested in following formula than in breaking new ground.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
5 Oct 2010
rotten:
From a bevy of cheesy jolt scares (alarm clock! barking dog!) to the embarrassing sight of Zellweger and Ian McShane treating this Orphan-style B-movie silliness with grave seriousness, the film proves to be one hokey-horror riot.
– Nick Schager,
Time Out New York,
6 Oct 2010
rotten:
It's a bummer when the audience is smarter than the protagonist.