The Apparition Reviews

Every fo paux The Apparition commits stems from a general atmosphere lacking any vibrant heartbeat, creating characters and conflicts which are tragically birthed on life support.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/10

The whole ordeal only lasts 82 minutes, but that's still too long for a film with no ambition aside from lightening your wallet.

Full Review | Original Score: .5/5

When I finally get around to writing a textbook, this is going to be one of my primary examples of how not to make a horror movie.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/10

It's simply one of the worst horror movies I've ever seen in my life; such a waste of time being in that theater. It's so wholly awful it's almost an acheivement how bad it is.

Full Review | Original Score: .5/5

If you enjoy laughing at bad movies with friends, then sure, have a good time watching it this weekend. Otherwise, stay away.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/10

Might give you a restless night, but only because you fell asleep in the theater.

Full Review | Original Score: D-

Wafts out of the ether like the ghosts of bad movies past, the very picture of the cinema's dog days of August.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4

Just about the most basic and generic haunted house retread in several years. Aggressively dull stuff.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5

An incomprehensibly garbled, derivative attempt at a horror flick from first-time writer-director Todd Lincoln.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/10

There's a whole new genre of scary movies that might more accurately be called borey movies.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

The bare-bones framework of an utterly generic horror story, devoid of thrills, jolts or even an interesting hook.

Full Review | Original Score: D

The Apparition takes a potential paranormal romp and robs it of its purpose.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

'Apparition' is unfocused and overdeveloped. [It's] bogged down with heavy exposition, lack of rules, and a lackluster performance from Sebastian Stan.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

The trailer for The Apparition contained more story than the picture it was promoting. In fact, I think the trailer for The Apparition is actually more of a movie than The Apparition.

Full Review | Original Score: D-

The Apparition is a rare example of filmmaking failure that is so complete, it will exacerbate its audience in nearly every way possible.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/5

What actually happens in the movie seems to be left over from some kind of rigorous cutting session. It's less of an arc than a flatline.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

The Apparition is not a great or even good haunted-house movie, but it does have the advantage of a memorable setting.

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The good news is that it only clocks in at a mere 74 minutes before the end credits kick in. The bad news is that it makes viewers work for every single one before they can stumble to the lobby to figure out what the hell it was that they just watched.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

The only thing scary about this DOA horror attempt is that it ever got made.

Full Review | Original Score: 0/4

Lights flicker; soap and cactuses blacken; claw marks appear; icky molds gather like hornet nests.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5