My Soul to Take

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My Soul to Take

R

Released Oct 8, 2010

1h 47m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In the small town of Riverton, a local legend tells of a serial killer's oath to come back and kill the seven children who were born on the night he supposedly died. Now 16 years later, Riverton residents are disappearing again, making some wonder if the legend is true. Bug (Max Thieriot), plagued by nightmares all his life, is one of the so-called Riverton Seven, and it's up to him to save his friends from an evil that will not rest.

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Critics Consensus

Dull, joyless, and formulaic, My Soul to Take suggests writer/director Wes Craven ended his five-year filmmaking hiatus too soon.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

The filmmaker's red herrings prove depressingly incapable of hiding the real fiend's identity.

Rated: C

Apr 21, 2011

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

There's some malarkey about each kid having inherited one of the maniac's personalities, though Craven never does much with that except to point the finger of suspicion at junior.

Jan 5, 2011

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

This utterly mediocre forget-me-now could've been crafted by any faceless serial director at all.

Rated: 0/5

Oct 15, 2010

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Mike Thorn

Vague Visages

As the second last film in one of the great contemporary horror filmmaker’s careers, it’s an extraordinary example of artistic self-reflection and development.

Dec 12, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

My Soul to Take feels like a grave step backward for the director

Rated: 1/4

Aug 3, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Virtually every aspect of production disappoints.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 17, 2020

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Andre F

Poor, poor souls. My soul to take is a complete mess of a horror film. Is a really poor horror feature that fails to establish interesting ideas and characters. The film fails to deliver any sort of atmosphere and just comes across as overly edgy and trying too hard to seem dark. The protagonist is not captivating, just like his personification. The deaths are boring and don't give any emotion. And, if a slasher film has insignificant deaths, the film becomes discarded to any viewer. This doesn't seem like Wes's work, because there isn't that hand that only he knows how to deal. And in this film his touch doesn't seem to be present. As incredible as it may seem, there is no actor that I can single out because they were all dragged down the hill with the detestable characters they were cast as. One of Wes's worst works.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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alex d

The concept isn't bad, but it isn't executed well in any aspect.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I love and miss Wes Craven but this felt film student caliber to me.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/23

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KEVIN C

From horror master Wes Craven, a serial killer thought to be dead returns to kill a group of high school kids who share the same birthday as the day he supposedly died. Even for Wes Craven this is a stretch story wise. The cast is pretty good and the movie itself is very watchable. But a bit too much to suspend belief in, in order for this movie to be more memorable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/22

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M S

I liked this film but —— How did Dr. Blake deliver Bug when we saw him get shot in the head during the opening scene?!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/09/22

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Audience Member

This movie was a total let down. I think it was wes's worse movie. On the previews it looked great but they showed all the good parts in the previews. It was a slasher movie a poor one but still a slasher film

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Synopsis

In the small town of Riverton, a local legend tells of a serial killer's oath to come back and kill the seven children who were born on the night he supposedly died. Now 16 years later, Riverton residents are disappearing again, making some wonder if the legend is true. Bug (Max Thieriot), plagued by nightmares all his life, is one of the so-called Riverton Seven, and it's up to him to save his friends from an evil that will not rest.

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Wes Craven, Iya Labunka, Anthony Katagas
Screenwriter: Wes Craven
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Corvus Corax
Rating: R (Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.6M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS

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