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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganIt takes its narrative cue from the Bon Secours mother-and-baby home in Tuam, County Galway in which “significant” numbers of dead children have been discovered. Even though this is placed within a potentially-exploitative genre framework, it is still handled with sensitivity and sympathy by this latest female director to flesh out horror tropes.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayRoddy and Bereen in particular give fully fleshed-out performances, playing agents of a religious institution they both disrespect in subtle and blatant ways. Clarke and company inject some old-fashioned scares into the context of a deeper moral rot.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis smart but uneven horror movie has little interest in fun.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAll the well-crafted effort has unfortunately been expended on a tired and overly familiar story that never registers as anything more than a compendium of horror-film clichés.