Review of Joshua (2007) by Conor F — 27 Oct 2007

I just couldn't take the father serious. Ruined it for me.

This review of Joshua (2007) was written by Conor F on 27 Oct 2007.

Joshua has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Dan B (1,694) on 22 Nov 2011

Yet another bad seed variant, misleadingly marketed as a schlock horror (on screen the film remains named after spooky child Joshua; the more…

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By Zach M (1,354) on 28 Jun 2011

Cerita : 6/10 Akting : 7/10 Ending : 7/10 Kepuasan : 7/10 Jalan ceritanya tidak berbeda jauh dengan teror anak kecil seperti The Omen…

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By Barry T (888) on 24 Aug 2011

A very strange movie. There were some parts in here that were a little shocking, I got to admit…

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By Laurent B (115) on 09 Jan 2014

This is a good surprise. Not the way that movie are made now, because it takes the time to slowly built its atmosphere, and story…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 03 Feb 2014

Joshua falls a bit flat at the end, but overall it delivers some genuine old-school chills - something that was missing when Macaulay Culkin…

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By Andrew P (1,550) on 01 Dec 2011

This movie was not what I expected at all. I thought it was going to be this huge take on the Omen and was very surprised…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 01 Jan 2017

Joshua does grow a bit repetitious (it lacks the cathartic climaxes of a horror film), yet it has cool and savvy fun with your fears…

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By Emelyn W (73) on 29 Mar 2016

Better than the Orphan, where the antagonist finally wins. The Omen doesn't really count cuz Damien did have a lot of guardians…

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By Park B (21) on 08 Jan 2012

What a diabolical child, very disturbing movie,but definately a must see…

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By Laura W (406) on 23 May 2013

A pretty standard creepy-kid thriller, but the characters are really well developed and interesting…

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