In the realm of evil child movies such as, most recently, Orphan, the dull supernatural thriller Case 39 does a disservice to the sometimes entertaining horror subgenre.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 3, 2023

[Zellweger] looks downright miserable throughout.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 4, 2021

Not even hardcore Zellweger fans should worry about catching this flick on the big screen.

| Original Score: 1.5/4.0 | Sep 5, 2020

Almost identical to 2009's Orphan, Case 39 does little keep your attention as its riddled with cliches--menacing music, domino casualties, and predictable horror plotline.

| Original Score: C | Sep 9, 2017

Despite its initial premise showing promise, Case 39 turns out to be boring, predictable and nothing new.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Nov 9, 2013

While it's able to pull you in at some points with its eerie mood, it needed a lot more originality and better scares than the cheap kind of just having things pop up out of nowhere.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 23, 2012

[A] dumb thriller.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 4, 2011

...a decent little horror flick...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 30, 2011

Not only is Case 39 deplorable and morally off-center, the film is dull to boot.

| Original Score: 2/10 | Jan 16, 2011

What starts out as slight and fairly obvious turns into a frequently colorful horror tale.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 9, 2011

...we get a couple of moments of genuine suspense combined with a whole lot of cheap thrills.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Dec 24, 2010

What do you do with a crummy horror movie that has been sitting on the shelf for a couple, or maybe three, years?

| Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 30, 2010

... before the movie is half over, the usual cliches take over ...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 16, 2010

Its time to put the nail in the otherworldly evil child genre until someone comes up with something original. The only thing supernatural about Case 39 is its ungodly presence on this planet.

| Original Score: 0.5/5.5 | Oct 15, 2010

What do you do with a crummy horror movie that has been sitting on the shelf for a couple, or maybe three, years?

| Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 9, 2010

Neither so awful as to be enjoyable nor eerily artful enough to be anything other than a snoozy also-ran.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 9, 2010

in the meantime, director Christian Alvart went on to make the effectively moody "Pandorum," but this movie is a dud.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 8, 2010

It's as lame as can be, and despite sitting on the shelf for four years, it's not even bad enough to be unintentionally funny.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Oct 8, 2010

It's a bummer when the audience is smarter than the protagonist.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 7, 2010

Unremarkable except for its subversive subtext.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 7, 2010