Storyline
Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery.
Directors
Cast
Dale Dickey, Aaron Abrams, David Dencik, David Thewlis, James Preston Rogers, Devon Bostick, Ethan Hawke, Stephen Hughes, Emma Watson, Julian Richings, Aaron Ashmore, Peter MacNeill, Adam Butcher, Lothaire Bluteau, Jacob Neayem, Catherine Disher, Kristian Bruun, Wendy Lyon, Janet Porter, Deborah Grover, Vanessa Spencer, Noah Segura, Attila Sebesy, Alli McLaren, Mackenzie Kerfoot
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Reviews
70
This carefully-crafted tale of collective psychosis, satanic ritual abuse and pseudo-science, starring Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson, is satisfying as a compact, if over-cautious, horror-tinged psychological thriller. But it's most interesting beneath its polished, doomy surface, where complex concerns about the cultural origins of our fears are skillfully explored.
40
Though performed with some perspiring conviction by Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke — as a confessed victim of cult abuse and the agnostic cop investigating her case — the pic is neither disquieting enough to take seriously, nor lurid enough for fright-night indulgence.
40
If some of this loud horror material looks frankly absurd, that’s only, Amenabar would no doubt argue, because it reflects the hackneyed, trick-or-treats way in which we give form and body to our night fears. Fine, but for a thriller to thrill, such didactic admonishments are not enough.
40
Amenábar is no stranger to psychologically vivid thrillers with ghostly overtones, but Regression feels depressingly like journeyman work.
38
Slant Magazine
It spends a lot of time considering the fear of knowing, which may explain why Alejandro Amenábar didn’t seem to know what kind of film he was making.
