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Pay the Ghost
2015
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Positive Reviews
5
Negative reviews
16
Average Rating
2.0
/5
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1.5
Advertisement No, the movies B movie flimsiness is pervasive, and paired with an overall lack of B movie flair, though director Uli Edel makes some ga ..
Av Club
2.2
No, the movies B movie flimsiness is pervasive, and paired with an overall lack of B movie flair, though director Uli Edel makes some game yarn spinni ..
Av Club
1.3
If youre going to do a lackluster horror movie just for the money, at least try and have some fun with it.
Rogerebert
2.0
Pay the Ghost is weird enough to keep it moderately entertaining at times, but only barely.
Cinema Blend
1.5
Uli Edels pre Halloween horror movie is an insufferably sluggish, irredeemably silly supernatural non thriller that isnt remotely scary but is continu ..
One Guys Opinion
1.0
Horror films are basically little computer programs that run on primal hindbrain hardware installed in every psychologically normal person neurologica ..
Village Voice
2.2
A mix of The Wicker Man (not the Cage version) and Mama, Pay the Ghost only connects through its star, who gives a passably haunted performance to hel ..
Blu Ray
2.5
Mike Lawford (Nicolas Cage) and his wife, Kristen (Katie Holmes doppelganger Sarah Wayne Callies of The Walking Dead) are living an enviable life: Hes ..
Film Journal
3.0
Even horror films should make sense and keep at bay complete nonsense.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
Even some of the most awful horror movies Ive seen this year have at least managed to dish out something exciting for a finale.
Flickering Myth
1.0
Sludgy greens and smudged blacks assault the eyes, and crashing sound cues accompany every scare dead giveaways of a director, Uli Edel, who trusts ne ..
The New York Times
1.5
The action is awkward and packed with painful CG.And the climax manages to somehow be the most inane and dull moment of all.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Although the film preserves the premise, its release has been timed more than a month ahead of Halloween.
Los Angeles Times
1.8
But it is certainly a pick up a paycheck endeavor, a silly horror flick with no real scares that ends up rolling in the sort of special effects nonsen ..
Detroit News
1.5
If its remembered for nothing else, and it almost certainly wont be, Uli Edels Pay the Ghost can at least make a claim to being the first film to feat ..
Variety
2.5
For all its lack of effort, Pay the Ghost is not a total disaster.
Aisle Seat
1.9
Derivative of better horror movies, especially Poltergeist, this poky retread seems to save up all its (small) effects budget for one random unexplain ..
New York Post
2.0
There are a lot of scary Halloween movies but Pay The Ghost isnt one of them.
The New Paper
1.5
Theres no heart, no oomph no passion and very little narrative suspense or anything that resembles tension hiding underneath its already cracked surfa ..
Cairo 360
3.5
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Enfil Me
3.0
Nicolas Cage can play an interesting range of emotions but fear just does not seem to be one.
Leepers Us
3.1
With the evolution of the film distribution landscape and the arrival of VOD, however, there is little place left for a modest thriller such as this t ..
The Fright File
4.5
PAY THE GHOST is by no means an essential genre work, but it is a thoughtful, emotionally sophisticated and handsomely produced movie, both quality Ca ..
Shock Till You Drop
2.5
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Thoughtco
2.5
Ill just say dont Pay the Filmmakers.If the movie shows up on cable, you might have some fun with it.
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