Case 39
Case 39
In an intense tale of psychological terror, a social worker discovers a force of evil greater than she imagined possible when she attempts to rescue a mysteriously silent young girl.
1.9 out of 5 based on 8 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
15 |
| Genre |
Horror / Suspense |
| Director |
Christian Alvart |
| Cast |
Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Kerry O'Malley, Callum Keith Rennie Renée Zellweger |
| Studio |
No Age Limit |
| Release Date |
March 2010 |
| Running Time |
109 mins |
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In an intense tale of psychological terror, a social worker discovers a force of evil greater than she imagined possible when she attempts to rescue a mysteriously silent young girl.
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The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
"Shlocky and ridiculous it may be, but this horror-thriller really is gleefully gruesome and undeniably entertaining: smart work from German director Christian Alvert – who made the stomach-turning serial-killer nightmare Antikörper, or Antibodies."
04/03/2010
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The Observer
Philip French
"This is the ultimately derivative Bad Seed-Omen-Exorcist story where the malevolent offspring of Beelzebub has implacable supernatural powers."
07/03/2010
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
"Jodelle Ferland is creepy as the girl, and I enjoyed the scene in which Bradley Cooper (as Zellweger’s love interest) meets a nasty fate — partly because it’s such a flamboyant set piece, and partly because Cooper, who’s smugly ubiquitous these days, is due for a bit of on-screen suffering."
07/03/2010
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Total Film
Kevin Harley
"As the routine door-slamming and freaky demon crawls begin, you’ll wonder why this one’s bothering cinemas on its way to disc."
23/02/2010
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Empire Magazine
Ian Nathan
"Manages to be both very silly and highly forgettable. Only for those who collect killer-children films"
08/03/2010
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The Daily Telegraph
Tim Robey
"Shot two years ago and unreleased until now, this amazing howler of a demon-child chiller takes us back to a time when Renée Zellweger could almost move her face."
04/03/2010
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Time Out
Nigel Floyd
"This is horror hokum of the cheesiest kind. Rent ‘Orphan’ instead."
04/03/2010
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The Independent
Anthony Quinn
"The preposterous turns of the plot are scarcely to be forgiven, let alone believed, though the moment the cop discovers a child bundled into an oven by her parents and cries "What in hell's the matter with you people?!" at least raised a laugh."
05/03/2010
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