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Avg. Critic Score: 25 out of 100 Generally unfavorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
14 Iffy for 14+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Meandering and inert. Yet as an etching of an emotion and a vehicle for Costner, the movie makes a case for itself. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Staff [Not Credited]

    When Kevin Costner goes into sensitive-guy mode, beware. Read full review

  • 40
    Washington Post |

    Comes across more like an above-average TV movie you might see on the Lifetime channel. Read full review

  • 30
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Costner's earnest performance is a major plus for Dragonfly, keeping the picture grounded in some semblance of reality even as it becomes progressively more fantastical. Read full review

  • 30
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    Costner has never been further from the lively, engaging actor he can be, or at least once was. Read full review

  • 25
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Preposterous-for-no-good-reason supernatural tale. Read full review

  • 20
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Hatched by screenwriters watching "The Sixth Sense" on methamphetamines Read full review

  • 10
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    As the movie dragged on, I thought I heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign. I have returned from the beyond to warn you: this movie is 90 minutes long, and life is too short. Read full review

  • 10
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction. Read full review

  • 0
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    I could puke. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+ Boring, phony and a complete waste of talent.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has a mild sexual situation involving a married couple and some chilling moments. There is also a very mild reference to a lesbian relationship.
  • Families can talk about their own views on life after death and the ability of dead loved ones to communicate with those left behind.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Severe peril, many killed, scary surprises, very sick children
  • sex false3 Sex: Mild
  • language false3 Language: Brief strong language
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters drink, scenes in bar
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