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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 68Paste MagazineMark RabinowitzPaste MagazineMark RabinowitzThe Scribbler is overwrought, absurd, occasionally exploitative, completely lacking in subplot, takes a good 20-25 minutes to really get going and has acting that varies from excellent to, well, less-than-excellent. It’s also hugely fun!
- 60We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWhile The Scribbler isn't exactly in contention with the best that the comic book genre has to offer, Katie Cassidy utilizes the numerous voices in her head to create a unique hero for a bit of stylized freshness.
- 50McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreScribbler is just daring and interesting enough that you can see why a fairly accomplished cast — from Cassidy to Dushku, Gershon to Campbell — was drawn to it, even if the execution underwhelms.
- 40VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireDespite a game lead performance from smallscreen star Katie Cassidy (“Arrow”) as a young woman with multiple personality disorder and an incorrigible punk attitude, this latest low-budget outing from helmer John Suits simply doesn’t have the imagination or resources necessary to pull off its clumsy stabs at visual pizzazz.
- 38RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoThe Scribbler never clicks into the escapist mind f**k it really needed to be to work. It can't maintain its style and never finds its substance.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough ultimately far too muddled in its concept and execution to be anything more than a curiosity, The Scribbler does manage the dubious feat of being one of the strangest films you’re likely to see this year.
- 20Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerUnfortunately, no amount of softcore titillation can compensate for all the cheap special effects and faux-profundity dispensed by this superhero-self-help dud.
- 20Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDirector John Suits seems more concerned with plying eyeballs with creepy atmospherics, showy visual effects and sexy interludes than with propulsive pacing or roiling tension.