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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Neither scary nor thrilling, although it's reasonably entertaining despite an abundance of haunted-house cliches, the usual inexplicable scary-movie behavior and an almost-naked John Hurt. Read more
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune: Serviceable but ultimately disappointing. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: There's lots of bad stuff brewing on the bayou in this occasionally scary but more often silly movie, which wastes some good actors along the way. Read more
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: A well-intentioned horror film that is weighted down by stellar cast members who for the most part act as if they don't want to be there. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: This is a moody, creepy thriller with some genuinely scary moments and a couple of twists that took me completely by surprise. Read more
Bob Townsend, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Hollywood cliche factory got its mojo working overtime on this one. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: The Skeleton Key is more creaky than creepy, like visiting an expensive haunted house. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: This nasty little movie is communicating with regional and racial cliches from beyond the grave. Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: Tightly plotted and suspenseful enough to keep you guessing. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: A formulaic fear-fest with a bare-bones plot, The Skeleton Key is more moody than scary, and Hudson's heroine is unsympathetic. Read more
Vic Vogler, Denver Post: The Skeleton Key opens a very different door into its tale of black magic in a Louisiana plantation home. Read more
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: For anyone zombified by creaky thriller cliches, Skeleton is a fine little shot in the head. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Even with all its florid melodrama, The Skeleton Key seems slow as molasses and not nearly as tasty. Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: As theme-park attractions go, one can do worse. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: [The ending] doesn't quite compensate for the predictable hokum that precedes it. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: It's basically Rosemary's Baby, Cajun style, with a pinch of Amityville Horror for kick. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Though the story is as creaky as a plantation porch, Iain Softley's lushly atmospheric The Skeleton Key does offer a few nifty twists on the classic 'woman in peril' picture. Read more
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: One of the most enjoyably inane movies of the season, this faux Southern Gothic offers an embarrassment of geek pleasures. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The Skeleton Key is a hoodoo puzzle that's more interesting than scary. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The Skeleton Key delivers its share of cheap scares but never unlocks the door to the creepiness that would have made this is memorable movie-going experience. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Skeleton Key is one of those movies that explains too much while it is explaining too little, and leaves us with a surprise at the end that makes more sense the less we think about it. But the movie's mastery of technique makes up for a lot. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: A spellbinding chiller. Read more
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: A stylishly made but disappointingly lightweight psychological horror tale set in the bayou. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Criminal waste of talent. Read more
USA Today: This is essentially a haunted-house horror flick that starts off with effectively eerie scenes but devolves into a forced and mildly ridiculous ghost story. Read more
Robert Koehler, Variety: The Skeleton Key is unable to ward off the nasty spirits of formula screenwriting. Read more
Jessica Winter, Village Voice: Creaky in its mechanics and numbingly protracted, this is basement B horror that fancies itself a prestige chiller. Read more
Jen Chaney, Washington Post: The Skeleton Key delivers on all formulaic counts, except one: It never serves up any truly nightmare-inspiring scares. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: A diverting, stylish thriller that, despite pivoting on that and other whoppers, deserves credit for creating an authentic, original vibe. Read more