Its whimsical touches, along with a reverence for creative young minds, gives the film a warmth that counterbalances its shocks.
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The New York TimesNatalia Winkelman
The New York TimesNatalia Winkelman
Its devotion to frights makes it memorable.
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IGNMatt Fowler
IGNMatt Fowler
Krysten Ritter, along with Winslow Fegley and Lidya Jewett, provide enough pizazz to keep Nightbooks afloat, creating an engaging supernatural hostage scenario.
Throwing a lot of production design at the limp stories within this recycled tale doesn’t make it look or play scary. It just makes it loud and expensive looking.