The supernatural element extends beyond what's taking place on the screen, as it appears that Rowlands, delivering a performance of high camp, has been possessed by What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?-era Bette Davis.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 17, 2021

It is much more difficult to decide whether The Skeleton Key is mildly offensive or nicely provocative - or for that matter if it is dreadfully silly or actually quite smart.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 8, 2021

Ever since The Sixth Sense, thriller "twists" have become increasingly lame and pointless, but in The Skeleton Key, it actually works quite well.

| Original Score: 3.8/5 | Jan 6, 2020

This surprisingly fun psychological thriller -- featuring brilliant turns from veterans Gena Rowlands and John Hurt -- could well be the sleeper hit of the year.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 25, 2019

A genuinely creepy offering in a world filled with contrived bland dramas posing as thrillers.

| Apr 29, 2009

The only real mystery ... is what is this great ensemble cast doing in such a poorly executed movie?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 7, 2007

The voodoo lore is sketchy (it can't hurt unbelievers, except when it can), the plot obviously little but build-up to the big reveal.

| Original Score: D | Oct 31, 2007

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Reinvigorates the supernatural thriller genre with a much needed infusion of new ideas and just plain nasty, digital-free mischief.

Full Review | Mar 31, 2007

A paint-by-numbers supernatural thriller that's more interesting for its locations than for its story.

| Mar 1, 2007

Pretty much what you would expect from the screenwriter of disappointing films such as Scream 3, Reindeer Games and Arlington Road.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 11, 2006

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 12, 2006

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Es predecible y soporífera, llena de clichés y lugares comunes, sin lograr crear nunca la atmósfera adecuada para que el espectador logre una conexión emocional

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 26, 2005

Unlocks a mystery, but the journey is fraught with the familiar.

| Original Score: C | Nov 13, 2005

Its ultimate twist is both admirable and startling, making this savory gumbo worth a nibble.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 20, 2005

The script is clever and witty enough to get by, and the cute blonde heroine is smart and resourceful enough that the script never seems sexist.

| Sep 16, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 14, 2005

The film's lush atmosphere is a thin smokescreen to hide the fact that its formulaic underpinnings prevent it from approaching anything that is truly scary or unsettling

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 9, 2005

The Skeleton Key is one hoodoo of a movie--literally. It's a movie about hoodoo, voodoo and cheap thrills set in a Louisiana backwater.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Sep 1, 2005