The Boy's reviews
Media reviews
Entertainment Weekly
The Boy, from director William Brent Bell, aims to set itself squarely in the fictional canon of "Chucky" and its brethren, but it ends up trying to do so much that it forgets to scare us.
New York Times
It still has enough scary moments to satisfy horror fans, but you?re left wondering whether it might have been more disturbing had it stayed on its original path.
The Hollywood Reporter
Stacey Menear's screenplay doesn't manage to sustain its clever premise, with the final act featuring a banal and formulaic revelation that unfortunately takes what had been a spooky haunted house tale into familiar slasher movie territory.
The A.V. Club
At least, maybe 'The Boy' can lead some novices to better, more original horror movies.
Variety
The movie never fully distracts its audience from the inherent silliness of its premise... And, as a result, is more likely to elicit laughs and rude remarks rather than screams and rooting interest.
Los Angeles Times
If only writer Stacey Menear and director William Brent Bell took the very real horrors of domestic abuse as seriously as they do the virtual horror of paranormal activity.