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By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 13 Jul 2018

Never quite delivers on its promise of mixing skulking horror with family melodrama…

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By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 12 Jul 2018

Sergio G Sanchez's film shares the mood and visual aesthetic of other Spanish-directed horrors...and the creaky old house is as much a character…

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By Jamie East (261) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 12 Jul 2018

It's melancholic and tries to pack a lot in - sure it's a gothic horror, but it's also a coming of age drama…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 12 Jul 2018

Will satisfy neither horror fans, nor a young adult audience…

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By Andy Lea (545) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 12 Jul 2018

Sánchez makes sure his slow build-up delivers some powerful chills…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 12 Jul 2018

A retro chiller with positively no new or interesting moves…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 12 Jul 2018

This distinctively terrible film is a hideous hotchpotch of shouty overacting and muddled storytelling, unable to make up its mind if it's…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 11 Jul 2018

The direction by Sergio G Sánchez is uneven, the narrative consistently illogical...and the final twist visible from early in the first act…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 11 Jul 2018

Consider the Marrowbone glass to be either half-empty of potent horror, or half-full of everything else it's got going for it - a decent glug,…

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By Alan Corr (65) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 11 Jul 2018

The ending may leave you feeling cheated but this is a classy slow burn of a movie that subverts the genre with a slow twist of the knife…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 10 Jul 2018

Story-wise, Marrowbone may not add up but this is a lyrical and chilly affair in similar vein to other recent Spanish-made horror pictures…

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By Dan Jolin (289) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 10 Jul 2018

A solid rather than spectacular creepshow thriller that would have benefited from Sánchez employing a few more original ideas…

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By Eddie Harrison (272) for The List (2,018) on 08 Jul 2018

Thrill-seekers are likely to be disappointed but anyone searching for an improvement on the usual mechanical ghost-train high jinks will be…

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By Andrew Marshall (56) for Starburst (899) on 01 Jul 2018

Its arrogant complacency in failing to properly set itself up to remain plausible after it drops its ludicrous bombshell makes it a prime example…

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By Shelagh Rowan-Legg (77) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 20 May 2018

A film that encourages multiple viewings in order to unpack its layers and secrets…

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By Staci Layne Wilson (667) for Opeeqo (22) on 25 Apr 2018

The young cast is quite impressive, and their collective cinematic horror pedigree adds to the enjoyment…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 19 Apr 2018

Gothic horror and romantic melodrama come together to mediocre effort in this stylish low-budget thriller more noteworthy for effort than execution…

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By Joule Zelman (14) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 19 Apr 2018

Characterization seems to be the problem overall…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 18 Apr 2018

Too many films that rely on secrets stop being compelling once those secrets emerge. Marrowbone just becomes more compelling…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 13 Apr 2018

Marrowbone is proof that with a strong sense of place and characters an audience cares about, you can make a good horror movie without games,…

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