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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeThere is enough lurid, ludicrous subtext in the material to keep fans of such things happy. As trash, this is top of the line.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisRadiating a distinctly retro vibe, this throwaway thriller from the German director Christian Alvart tosses a bone to Renée Zellweger, who chews it to a nub as Emily Jenkins, a harried social worker.
- 40EmpireEmpireManages to be both very silly and highly forgettable. Only for those who collect killer-children films.
- 38Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreIt's only a movie, and not a remotely effective one. And for Zellweger, whose "Miss Potter" and "Appaloosa" were barely seen, with "Leatherheads" and "New in Town" further deflating her A-list clout, that's the real shame here.
- 30VarietyJordan MintzerVarietyJordan MintzerThis ludicrous outing from helmer Christian Alvart ("Pandorum") and scribe Ray Wright ("The Crazies") takes its psycho-satanic babble much too seriously, and should elicit more laughs than frights.
- 30Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOne can't help experiencing the same dread about the exhausting flood of lackluster horror films that swamp our screens and, as Case 39 unfolds, realizing we're enduring one more.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDirector Christian Alvart ("Pandorum") is unable to invest much stylization into the proceedings, and Ray Wright's by-the-book screenplay only serves as a reminder of the innumerable demon-child movies that have preceded this one.
- 16Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyAn aggressively inept demon-seed chiller starring a bunch of grown-ups who should've known better.
- 12New York PostNew York PostThis movie is so self- combustingly bad it could never be good. But it's damn great fun to watch the thing go up in flames anyway.