Jessabelle

  • A (INDIA)
  • 2014


MOVIE IS illogical effective arbitrary unnerving influential
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22 %
28 % Rotten
$ 6 Million
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Positive Reviews 9
Negative reviews 23
Average Rating 2.2/5
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2.0
The boring parts of Jessabelle would be easily forgiven were it not for the fact that its themes and imagery are all so expected. Av Club
2.0
While this Blumhouse production may be a less ruthlessly efficient scream machine than, say, its corporate sibling Ouija, it is much more atmospheric .. EW
1.9
Jessabelle is interesting in some of the small details, and in its strong sense of the Louisiana bayou atmosphere, and then it completely falls apart .. Rogerebert
2.0
Whenever JESSABELLE comes to a scary part, it turns into a messy, shaky jumble, frequently blurring or obscuring whatever it is thats supposed to be s .. Common Sense Media
1.5
But none of it is developed substantially enough in a story that feels all too wobbly, secondhand and even arbitrary in the unfolding. Variety
3.0
Isnt it nice when horror movies respect their audience and take time to craft white knuckle scares worthy of a few less hours of sleep, instead of Oui .. We Got This Covered
1.3
Life hasnt been kind to the titular 26 year old protagonist of Kevin Greuterts fetid and shallow Jessabelle.
1.5
No matter what one thought of those influential torture porn movies, they at least flaunted a vibrant nasty streak thats sorely missing from Jessabell .. Screen Daily
4.5
The too infrequent scare techniques, however, are mostly by the book, rarely developing sufficient dread to heighten the films rather unremarkable cli .. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Your impatience for answers is likely to eclipse your trepidation. The New York Times
2.2
Greuterts inoffensive, slick Jessabelle may be successful low budget filmmaking, but its built entirely out of low impact thrills. IGN
1.0
When the pretty, mid 20s Jessabelle (Snook) is in a car crash that kills her boyfriend and her unborn child and leaves her dependent on a wheelchair, ..
1.0
Secrets are buried deep in the bayou in this muck of a horror pic. Ny Daily News
1.9
An ineffective, derivative, and awkwardly executed mash up of ghost flicks and voodoo movies. Philly
2.5
With its subtle scares, Jessabelle starts out really well. Its the abrupt, illogical ending that spoils the fun.
2.0
Sadly, all director Kevin Greutert can muster is limp chills and formulaic atmosphere, making Jessabelle look like every other fright film in the mark .. Blu Ray
1.5
Jessabelle might well be one of the least scary horror movies of the year. The Wrap
2.5
A young woman (Sarah Snook) discovers some unsavory family secrets in the occasionally shivery, overly familiar horror flick Jessabelle. New York Post
3.0
Unfortunately, they dont come without plot holes.And some horror fans will be expecting more gore, especially since director Kevin Greutert provided s .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
It packs some mildly unnerving jump scares and unnecessary gross situations. Book My Show
2.0
What could have been a surprisingly good thriller became one of the years biggest duds in an instant. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
Ghost train thrills have their place, but the genre will always be at its best when an air of beguiling strangeness and the thematic core trump the de .. Cine Vue
1.0
Clearly someone spent many a childhood sleepover watching direct to video horror crap.Its almost impossible to predict what the next fright fad will b .. Film Racket
1.5
It doesnt take too long before Jessie is toe to toe with a black haired, pale white, mess of a spirit kicking the living crap out of her at every oppo .. Ign
2.0
To the effective simplicity of Jessies confinement, the film keeps adding layers of backstory and shocking revelations, atop the cliches of tarot, voo .. The Dissolve
2.5
Yet, its meager gross outs and tepid scares feel disappointingly derivative, and its central premise proves to be so preposterously stupid that it thr .. Daily Herald
2.0
What might otherwise be a pedestrian jump scare horror routine, Jessabelle surprises with both its story and its execution. Movie Mezzanine
2.5
Although a pleasantly peculiar finale at last breaks free of its quagmire of clich, it cant quite make up for the inert build up, as well as a handful .. Ion Cinema
1.5
Flounders with uncertainty of direction as it touches on socio economic depression, demons, vengeance, race and culture but never fleshes anything out ..
3.5
What fuels Jessabelles most effective chills are its sparseness and terseness, its willingness to keep us and its character in the dark, cold and alon .. Vulture
2.0
An honest, gentle performance by Sarah Snook is not enough to recommend this clichd ghost story. Movie Chambers
3.1
A ghostly fable involving voodoo, black magic and quite literally buried family secrets, Jessabelle keeps one guessing even as some of its plot curves .. The Fright File
4.3
Otherwise, be sure that you watch Jessabelle with someone who doesnt mind you grabbing their arm and covering your eyes at the scary parts.
3.0
What probably lacks in the film is the logic on which the premise evolves and its connect with the audience. India
1.5
Believe it or not, this film has great potential. However, everything collapses when it tries to be a horror movie. Enla But
3.5
Its somewhat of a slow burn psychological horror film with plenty of creativity. Real Queen Of Horror



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