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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaAn effectively unsettling mix of Southern gothic and Old Testament hugger-mugger, with shades of "The Exorcist" and even "Rosemary's Baby" thrown in.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttOne either likes this sort of thing or not. Even fans might not buy the ending in which more people get wiped out than in Hurricane Katrina.
- 60VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangRevisiting the book of Exodus in a feverish Southern-gothic context, this lurid, often ludicrously entertaining slab of Biblesploitation builds an earnest case for spirituality in a skeptical age.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxSwank and Elba work hard for their paychecks, but Rea quite literally phones in his performance.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt's hard to say what is more responsible for the film's utter failure: Hopkins direction, the editing, or the screenplay. The result is such a muddle that one assumes each aspect deserves part of the blame.
- 33Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanNo belief on earth can rescue Swank from a film that's a chain of disaster chintz masquerading as a sermon.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceThose two age-old foes--science and blind faith--tango yet again in this noxious slice of Biblical horror about a series of Old Testament plagues being visited upon a Louisiana bayou backwater.
- 30Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanPardon the pun, but audiences will reap little from this satanic backwoods juju thriller.
- 12Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisLong-delayed, pitiful excuse for a horror film.
- 10Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThis high-decibel shocker is an insult to intelligence and faith alike.