74
Metascore
29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversOnly some bumpy, arid passages in the script keep The Others out of the master class occupied by the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and, my favorite, 1961's "The Innocents."
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirAn elegantly crafted entertainment, balanced between the psychological and the supernatural, that gets extra credit for not relying on computer effects.
- 90Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinThis is one scary movie, not because we see ghosts or monsters, but because Kidman makes us feel her fear as our own.
- 89Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovA spare, discomfiting score and uniformly excellent performances, and you have a quiet little masterpiece of dark and chilling beauty.
- 88Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezA fiendishly subtle horror movie, a goosebump-inducing exercise in suspense that uses your own imagination to scare you silly.
- 80SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinA minor-key ghost story with major jolts.
- 80New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonIf you like being scared, you should have fun. Bring a date to hold hands with.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn drawing out his effects, Amenabar is a little too confident that style can substitute for substance. As our suspense was supposed to be building, our impatience was outstripping it.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrHas everything you want in a supernatural thriller except thrills.
- 60L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorIsn't much more than a proficient gothic mystery with a final twist that offers a satisfying little frisson before you start counting how many times it's been used before.