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Poltergeist

2015

Gil Kenan

Kennedi Clements, Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie Dewitt, Kyle Catlett ...

4.2

5,754

Horror. Fantasy Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan reimagine and contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"A solid remake (...) It’s infrequent and particularly satisfying when the remake of an especially memorable film equals or exceeds the experience of the original."	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A workmanlike exhumation of the sprightly 1982 family-friendly horror (...) The biggest emotion Poltergeist arouses, is a surge of respect for how good the original really was."	NEU
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Just as the original was one of the scariest PG movies ever, the reboot has about as much gruesomeness as you can possibly stuff into a PG-13 (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Andrew Barker Variety	"[A] professionally executed yet bloodless film (...) An act of homage that hews reverently to its source material while missing the essential spirit and vitality that once powered it."	NEU
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"This new spooky-house chiller never escapes the shadow of its predecessor, but it also pales next to the scores of subsequent movies — 'The Conjuring', 'Insidious', and 'Paranormal Activity'."	NEG
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"The characters may be new and the effects more sophisticated (though far less inventive), but the plot remains essentially unchanged. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU

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