A clever thriller, bolstered by three great performances. full review
The film doesn't offer the sense of release, or of surprise, that it seems to take for granted. full review
By strict definition, any movie featuring Robert De Niro as a spoon-bending clairvoyant superstar ought to hold a few cards up its sleeve. full review
A lot of talent comes up empty in "Red Lights," a thriller that doesn't thrill. full review
With the sort of last-minute plot twist that sank M. Night Shyamalan's career, Red Lights comes to an unexpected, risible end. full review
One of the worst movies of this or any other year. full review
Cortes made "Buried," which means he has more good work to offer. Better luck next film. full review
For its first two acts, the movie had me in its grip. Then it comes apart. full review
Red Lights culminates with a twist ending that doesn't just change everything that came previously, it actually negates the entirety of the film. full review
How did a cast like this sign on for a movie like this? full review
One of the most preposterous and incoherent films of 2012... full review
It's not so much the narrative sleight-of-hand that is irksome, as the implication that there may have been a better movie lurking in there the whole time. full review
Someone should have stopped Red Lights. full review
They should have known that a levitating De Niro was simply a seance too far. full review
Cortes continues to challenge magical thinking, but ultimately submits to it. The only mystery is which of the characters will turn the screw of the twist ending. full review
Red Lights goes astray on so many levels that I gave up trying to figure it out before the end of the second reel. full review
Bogs down in its middle acts, losing track of the epic struggle it sets up, but rallies for a fine finale that most won't guess until it shows up full review
This half-clever mess of a thriller, Red Lights, gets some mileage out of its novel premise. full review
Red Lights reaches for a The Sixth Sense-style twist and whiffs it completely. full review
This movie boasts a few lurid, gothic shocks and culminates in a startling outburst of violence, but it's got nothing to say (beyond the repeated insistence that it's got many dark and troubling things to say). full review