Rotten
Nowhere near as bad as its invisible marketing strategy might suggest. But that's not to imply that it's worth seeking out.
Andrew Barker, Variety
The New Daughter
How Far Will A Father Go To Protect The Ones He Loves?
2009 · 1h 48m · PG-13
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Luis Berdejo
Overview
John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his two middle-school children to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty.
Director and cast
- Luis Berdejo Director
- Kevin Costner as John James
- Ivana Baquero as Louisa James
- Gattlin Griffith as Sam James
- Samantha Mathis as Cassandra
- Noah Taylor as Prof. Evan White
- Amanda Garsys as Student
- Mark Charles Davis as Student
- Edmund Entin as BC #2
- Gary Entin as BC #1
- Margaret Anne Florence as Alexis Danella
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The film's riffs on the fear fathers have of teenage daughters' mood swings are its only strength, but Berdejo is too timid to actually examine all the ramifications thereof.
Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
Does tread with clunky boots upon well-worn horror movie territory. Every ominous sign is preceded by full moons, slithering fog, and thunderclaps.
Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe
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