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The Return (2006)
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Reviews Counted:53
Fresh:8
Rotten:45
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: Unoriginality may be an acceptable risk in the Horror genre, but boredom is never okay.
Theatrical Release:Nov 10, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $7,712,009
Synopsis: In 2001 British director Asif Kapadia's debut feature, THE WARRIOR, a lyrical, beautiful movie set in the Himalayas, was named Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards. For his second film, Kapadia... [More]
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Sam Shepard, Kate Beahan
Director: Asif Kapadia
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Reviews for The Return
Driven by imagery rather than dialogue, rising tension rather than action, The Return depends on the actress’ ability to convey plot development through subtle changes in expression rather than the kick-boxing moves for which she’s become known.
11/13/06
It’s gripping stuff and deeply enjoyable.
01/15/07
A spiffy, satisfyingly old-fashioned thriller with supernatural overtones that hangs together and, at barely eighty minutes, doesn't overstay its welcome.
11/10/06
As a superb example of a filmmaker more than making the most of his material, it's a fascinating experience, even though that material is wanting.
11/15/06
If you are expecting anything new or profound to be added to the Rocky recipe then guess again - there is nothing fresh or original here, simply a wellconstructed and engagingly-performed film that will tick all the right boxes for Rocky fans.
01/15/07
Adam Sussman’s script is so thin you can see right through it.
01/16/07
A simple ghost story that is, for all its faults, elegantly told, and compellingly acted.
11/10/06
Stick to vampires, Buffy.
02/12/07
Too polished to be truly creepy, The Return has more than enough atmosphere to keep you watching - but nowhere near enough mystery.
06/12/07
Built from spare parts left over by American remakes of Japanese copies of "Ringu", "The Return" is at least two steps removed from the first generation copy.
04/18/08
I've not witnessed a more torturously boring, convoluted, and eye-wateringly moronic chiller this year.
11/10/06
The Return is a slow burn that's often way too slow, feeling stretched to meet a running time that's still under 90 minutes.
03/24/07
Although it's being advertised as a horror movie, The Return actually invents a new genre: the bore-or movie.
11/10/06
Time-killer chiller reps an undistinguished U.S. debut for U.K. helmer Asif Kapadia, though the undernourished script may be most at fault.
11/13/06
Top CriticHopelessly convoluted and vague.
11/11/06
Since Adam Sussman's script is as lazy as Asif Kapadia's direction is disjointed, nothing ever makes sense, even after the anticlimatic explanation is revealed. Not even Gellar can work up any interest in Joanna's fate.
11/13/06
A bleak, listless horror film that hews so closely in plot and tone to Gellar's The Grudge that it might as well be a sequel
11/12/06
Even with a brief 85-minute running time, The Return feels padded, which is odd considering how little we're told about the characters or the central mystery.
11/13/06
It's just a dull, mediocre, and forgettable supernatural drama with wooden performances from its entire cast...
10/31/07
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