Synopsis
A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Olivia CookeLaine Morris
- Ana CotoSarah Morris
- Matthew SettleAnthony Morris
- Shelley HennigDebbie Galardi
- Daren KagasoffTrevor
- Bianca A. SantosIsabelle
- Douglas SmithPete
- Robyn LivelyMrs. Galardi
- Sierra HuermannDoris Zander
- Lin ShayePaulina Zander
Recommendations
- 63
New York Post
It’s endearing how this glorified haunted-house movie tries to reclaim all the old tools, and do so with a straight face and a PG-13 level of violence. - 60
TheWrap
Given its double burden of being both a toy adaptation and a bloodless kiddie horror show, Ouija winds up being more fun that you might think, even if it's the sort of film you can't really take seriously for a second. - 50
Variety
This silly but straight-faced supernatural thriller manages to elicit an occasional shudder in between cheap jolts and false scares, emerging as a feat of competent direction (by debuting helmer Stiles White) over derivative scripting (by White and writing partner Juliet Snowden). - 50
The Playlist
The film is effectively scary, filled with plenty of jump moments and a few slow-burning scenes, but the scares aren’t enough to balance the poor writing and lack of imagination. - 40
New York Daily News
Cooke, a young Brit seen on TV’s “Bates Motel,” is strong as the diminutive brunette at the center of the interworldly fright-fest. Her charisma is almost enough to keep you from rolling your eyes at the script. - 40
The Dissolve
The most pressing issue with Ouija is that Stiles and Snowden cannot seem to write a single interesting line of dialogue. They volley between conversational banalities and whatever exposition might be needed to get the film to its next scary setpiece. - 38
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Directed by Stiles White, whose credits lean more heavily in the special-effect arenas, Ouija is bland, safe horror for those who like their scares nonexistent. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
In the absence of anything truly original in the screenplay he co-wrote with Juliet Snowden, director Stiles White vainly attempts to ratchet up the tension with a series of cheap jump scares fueled by loud noises that are the cinematic equivalent of shaking hands with someone wearing a joy buzzer.
