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Lost Souls (2000)

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Reviews Counted:89

Fresh:6

Rotten:83

Average Rating:3/10

Consensus: Though Kaminski's film is visually stylish, Lost Souls is just another derivative entry in the Apocalypse genre, with lackluster direction, unengaging characters, and no scares.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Years ago, priests exorcised a demon out of young Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder). Now she uses her unusual sensitivity to the same demons who once came after her to help the priests in other exorcisms.... Years ago, priests exorcised a demon out of young Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder). Now she uses her unusual sensitivity to the same demons who once came after her to help the priests in other exorcisms. In one such case, a serial killer named Henry Birdson (John Diehl) claims to know the name of a man who will soon be possessed by Satan, beginning a reign of evil over the world. Maya discovers that the man in question is Peter Kelson (Ben Chaplin), an author of true-crime books who has both wealth and fame but no religious faith. At first Peter is skeptical, but a series of strange and mysterious clues indicates that he might indeed be the victim of a massive satanic conspiracy. Maya and Peter must work together to learn how to reverse what has already begun before time runs out. A haunting and creepy religious horror movie in the tradition of ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE EXORCIST, LOST SOULS features shocking, disturbing imagery and a deeply rooted sense of human mortality. [More]

Starring: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt, Philip Baker Hall

Starring: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt, Philip Baker Hall, Elias Koteas, John Diehl

Director: Janusz Kaminski

Director: Janusz Kaminski
Screenwriter: Pierce Gardner
Producer: Meg Ryan, Nina R. Sadowsky

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The tedious storytelling sucks the life and soul out of the characters far more effectively than Satan ever manages.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Nigel Floyd
Nigel Floyd
Time Out
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Does anyone really think they have an original satanic thriller up their sleeve?

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Lucifer has been poorly served by Hollywood's current penchant for Satanic shenanigans.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/16/01
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC
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Already I'm looking forward to Kaminski's next picture -- with a good script, this guy could be dangerous.

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
02/07/01
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

For Winona Ryder completists, maverick Biblical scholars, fans of monied Manhattan interiors and Mark Kermode. All others, beware.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/07/01
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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The anticlimactic, is-that-all-there-is ending winds everything up not with a bang, but a whimper.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Mood alone cannot energize this slow, simplistic, and anticlimactic Exorcist pretender.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
10/14/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/10/07
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

Alas, look is everything here and storytelling and characters are next to nothing, so what emerges is oddly ineffectual and uninvolving -- visually striking set pieces set loose in a void.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/06/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

An absolutely terrible movie, sloppily constructed and poorly executed.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
07/24/06
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Ryder seems serious enough, but there's no real evidence that she's even trying to act...

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/27/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The result is well-photographed but frighteningly incoherent.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

There's a good reason this lackluster fright-fest sat on the shelf for two years. It's nothing more than a tired Winona Ryder vehicle taking advantage of the topic du jour -- demonic possession.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Even a cameo by John Hurt fails to make this film worthwhile.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Just wall-to-wall goofiness.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat

An engaging, stylish and satisfying film.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

It's still a little smarter and a little more interesting than most entries in the antichrist genre and packs more than one satisfying scare.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Cathy Thompson-Georges
Cathy Thompson-Georges
Boxoffice Magazine

[An] unholy mess of a flick.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/22/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/30/01
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Think of the air going out of a balloon.

Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
10/24/01
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Flipside Movie Emporium
 
 
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