Shutter 2008

Critics score:
7 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Andy Webster, New York Times: The director, Masayuki Ochiai, conjures textbook J-horror miasma: clammy clinical interiors; overcast skies; diffuse cityscapes. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: Shutter coughs up another vengeful ghost in the form of a spurned Japanese waif who appears in photographs and sets about getting her message across as many ghosts do -- in the most indirect, passive-aggressive, logic-defying way imaginable Read more

Michael Hardy, Boston Globe: If Shutter is any indication, the reputation of professional photographers is still on the wane. Not only are photographs creepy, the film suggests, but so are photographers. Read more

Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: Will the next terror-minded remake involve a possessed telegraph machine or a grudge-minded ox and cart? Neither option could be any lamer than the shock-free Shutter. Read more

Eric D. Snider, Film.com: The epitome of gutless, derivative hackwork. Read more

Rafer Guzman, Newsday: At some point in Shutter you will probably lose count, along with your patience, but the film will keep right on going. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Shutter is seriously short on shudders. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Asian horror remakes are typically not screened for critics, and Shutter is no exception. The studios know what they have: watered-down, lifeless shells of motion pictures devoid of characters, drama, or anything remotely resembling horror. Read more

Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail: Though a presentation of 20th Century Fox, Shutter has the look and feel of a proper J-horror film. Read more

Philip Marchand, Toronto Star: With Shutter, that nerve-tingling soundtrack gets heavy use almost from the beginning of the movie. It becomes tiresome. Read more

Drew Toal, Time Out: Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: A blandly cast and crafted remake of the same-titled 2004 Thai pic that itself emulated J-horror norms, which seemed a lot fresher back then. Low on real scares, atmosphere and character. Read more