The Raven: Press reviews

'It runs out of steam in the final 10 minutes, but there's some gruesome drama and Cusack is on decent form.'

'an incoherent movie'

'Besides being an author, Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most vicious, merciless critics of his age.'

'It is all about as macabre as a fish cake and rather less tasty.'

'Dull, tedious thriller that manages to say nothing interesting or new about Poe.'

' a moderately entertaining thriller that (contrary to the claims of its writers and director) throws little light on Poe's character and none on the mystery surrounding his death.'

'Inhabits a middle ground of being too morose for a crowd-pleaser in the style of Sherlock Holmes yet not dark enough for those wanting a seriously disturbing serial killer pic.'

'...a film that, despite a strong visual sense, has simply no grasp on its characters or its plot'

'...as implausible as the stars' gleaming choppers.'

'The result is either a downmarket take-off of Se7en or an upmarket take-off of Saw; I'm not sure which is worse'

'Screen hokum gets no hokier'

'Wrong bird'