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You know a movie's a dud when even its self-flagellating albino killer monk isn't any fun. - John Beifuss, commercialappeal.com

The Hollywood alchemists haven't turned gold to lead. They've turned copper to zinc. - Ty Burr, Boston Globe

The story is not so much an enigma wrapped in a mystery as an unlikelihood wrapped in an impossibility." - Jay Stone, CanWest News Service

I cannot vouch for the novel, but the movie is a remarkably underwhelming experience. - David Cornelius, efilmcritic.com

That it is risible and dim-witted doesn't make it less disgusting. - Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films

The most controversial thriller of the year turns out to be about as exciting as watching your parents play Sudoku. -Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

what has ended up on screen is roughly as compelling as a bowl of wax fruit. -Anthony Quinn, The Independent

How can a film contain so many clues yet remain utterly clueless? - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

Paul Bettany’s Silas, meanwhile, is the most sympathetic character in the film. You know there’s trouble when you care most about a murderous albino monk. - Erik Lundegaard, MSNBC