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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA haunted-house movie that has some of the most shivery and indelible images I've seen in any horror film in decades. Yes, it's that unsettling.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreThe spookiest and most entertaining horror flick since "Paranormal Activity."
- 75Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallA tidy terror flick, and refreshing with its intention to make viewers gasp rather than gag.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSuccessful to a point (though seemingly unaware of the chuckles it produces in between shrieks), the movie has strong prospects with genre audiences but won't spawn a phenomenon resembling the filmmakers' previous franchise.
- 70VarietyRob NelsonVarietyRob NelsonA possession thriller less terrifying than fun.
- 70Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonWe need visionaries-but also solid craftsmen who seem to enjoy their work. Insidious is the product of the latter. It doesn't build a better haunted house but, when on its game, reminds us of the genre's pleasures.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzNo blood, no gore, no hacked-off arms and legs, but plenty of creepy set pieces, quick cuts and blasts of music that will have you both squirming in your seat and jumping out of it. Until the bone-headed part kicks in.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe thing is scary as hell when it's all creaks and thumps and doors swinging open. Then come the explanations, the special effects, and the inevitable feeling of been-there-been-bombarded-by-that.
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfNone of this is particularly well wrought, and only a bizarre gas mask worn by the séance leader counts as an inspired (if slightly silly) touch.