Review of Nails (2017) by Sherry R — 09 Nov 2018

Not a great movie, but not horrible either.

This review of Nails (2017) was written by Sherry R on 09 Nov 2018.

Nails has generally received negative reviews.

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire (3,446) on 16 Nov 2017

An ordinary, if effective horror picture, is predictable fare with two big ticks to its benefit: a penchant for creep-out scares involving…

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By Aine O'connor (240) for Sunday Independent (Ireland) (504) on 18 Jun 2017

The actual spooky stuff provides a few jumps, the performances are good but overall the story is too thin, and that dilutes the impact…

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By Matthew H (1,857) on 03 Jun 2018

If you like ghost stories, go ahead. Good actors. Plot just doesn't do it for me…

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By Rick R (465) on 12 Oct 2018

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 09 Nov 2017

The shame of it is, Nails could also function as an all-too-timely parable about women not being listened to when reporting assault, but it's…

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By Paddy Kehoe (74) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 13 Jun 2017

Maybe I'm just slow. Or maybe there's gonna be a sequel, perhaps also funded by The Irish Film Board. Nails just wasn't my kind of film…

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By Chris N (682) on 16 May 2018

The ghost is creepy and cool looking. Everything else in this film is laughably bad…

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By Kat Hughes (161) for The Hollywood News (161) on 28 Aug 2018

The story is confined to one location and our main character has been rendered mute and static…

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By Scott Clark (21) for Starburst (899) on 07 Jun 2017

Altogether it's a simple, but relatively satisfying, horror film…

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By Matt Glasby (349) for Total Film (3,532) on 16 Nov 2017

Dennis Bartok’s sparse horror has a spooky central conceit, and just about overcomes its budgetary bumps, while Macdonald excels as the innocent…

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