Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Haunting of Molly Hartley Reviews

2.0

28

out of 100

Metascore®
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety

    This softcore thriller runs strictly by the numbers.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

    Tame and inoffensive, The Haunting of Molly Hartley is no more than a big-screen lasso for the "Gossip Girl" and "Supernatural" demographic.

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  • 42

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly

    The story's a snooze, so the filmmakers punch it up with smash cuts and thunderclaps that turn the most laughably banal items -- birds, mail, an alarm clock -- into cheap jack-in-the-box shocks.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    A dead-on-arrival thriller that resolutely fails to come to life.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

    Playing somewhat like a juvenile version of "Rosemary's Baby," this inept, incoherent attempt to cash in on young girls who can't buy a ticket to the R-rated "Saw V" (or are too lazy to sneak in) will be out of theaters long before the Halloween pumpkins start to rot.

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