Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.
This allegedly fact-based tale of Satanic suspicions in small-town Minnesota is potboiler material at best, threatening far twistier terrors than those it predictably delivers.
– Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Sep 2015
rotten:
Well-intended seriousness dismantles "Regression," a not-exactly-horror horror movie that's also a mystery with no mystery.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb 2016
rotten:
Tripped up by its subject matter, the movie is ultimately a tepid and frustrating experience.
– Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
5 Feb 2016
rotten:
A disposable genre movie that cannot scare, convince, or enlighten.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
6 Feb 2016
fresh:
Hawke anchors the film as a cop who descends deeper and deeper into the monstrous, violent world he's uncovered.