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Case 39

2009

Christian Alvart

Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Kerry O'Malley ...

5.3

11,490

Horror. Thriller Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) is a social worker who fights to save ten years old girl Lilith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland) from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation -her 39th case- is more dangerous than she ever expected.

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer Variety	"[It] takes its psycho-satanic babble much too seriously, and should elicit more laughs than frights during its long-delayed U.S. theatrical run"	NEG
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"[Alvart] 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"	NEG
United States	Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"'Case 39' is exactly as forgettable as, I'd wager, the 38 previous ones (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald	"[A] solidly plotted, acted and executed supernatural story"	POS
United States	Ethan Gilsdorf Boston Globe	"It’s a bummer when the audience is smarter than the protagonist (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Nigel Floyd Time Out	"This is horror hokum of the cheesiest kind (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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