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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe movie works -- at least marginally.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA schlocky thriller that might appeal to less discriminating members of the mall crowd.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardShould have sold its soul for a little help in the script department.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe movie is somewhat below average. The plot doesn't always hold together.
- 38USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaA cheesy crock of religious mumbo jumbo.
- 33Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyA forehead-poundingly bad picture.
- 25Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThe unintentional effect of movies like Bless the Child is that they are enough to make agnostics out of true believers.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottA supernatural soap opera.
- 10Film.comGemma FilesFilm.comGemma FilesGood vs. Evil For Dummies....and I, for one, dislike being treated like a Dummy.
- 0Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorHorrendous dialogue and horrific directing dominate this thriller.