A supernatural winner bound to make some noise at the box office and worthy of loud applause.
– Brad Wheeler,
Globe and Mail,
10 Jun 2016
rotten:
There are only so many times a slamming door will get an audience to jump.
– Peter Keough,
Boston Globe,
10 Jun 2016
fresh:
You always get the sense that the Hodgsons are being targeted by something that is truly out of their control, and that's the biggest scare of all.
– Mark Daniell,
Toronto Sun,
10 Jun 2016
fresh:
[Wan's] framing of the scares is artfully managed, and it is the accomplished Wolfe, rather than any monster, who takes true possession of the tale.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
20 Jun 2016
fresh:
Wan's expert deployment of genre jolts is no less in evidence this time around, but as he takes his time - perhaps even a bit too much of it - interweaving the Warrens' story with that of the Hodgsons... he crafts a deep dive into dread.