Fresh
This horror movie from Warner Bros. is nothing special, but it's nice to see a modest genre entertainment buoyed by a major studio's resources.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
The Apparition
Once you believe, you die.
2012 · 1h 22m · PG-13
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Todd Lincoln
Overview
Plagued by frightening occurrences in their home, Kelly and Ben learn that a university's parapsychology experiment produced an entity that is now haunting them. The malevolent spirit feeds on fear and torments the couple no matter where they run. Desperate, Kelly and Ben turn to a paranormal researcher, but even with his aid, it may already be too late to save themselves from the terrifying presence.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
3%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The entity is a ghostly presence amid an even ghostlier absence. This is truly distressed real estate.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
Rotten
Something lacking either body heat or visceral suspense.
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
For casual viewers desiring a few scares, some suspense and a sustained sense of dread and malevolence, you could do worse.
Frank Lovece, Newsday
Rotten
Lights flicker; soap and cactuses blacken; claw marks appear; icky molds gather like hornet nests.
Andy Webster, New York Times
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