XoWizIama
Excellent adaptation.
AshUnow
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Griff Lees
Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Allison Davies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
barberic-695-574135
A really clever story involving Satanic cults. An unexpected twist gives this movie the edge over other of a similar genre. Well acted especially by Hawke and Watson. Retained for future viewing.
Nigel P
This slowly unravelling story features a typically intense performance from Ethan Hawke (as Detective Bruce Kenner), and features UK actors David Thewlis (Professor Kenneth Raines) and Emma Watson as the shy young victim at the centre of it all Angela Grey. It is written and directed with great, gloomy, foreboding flair by Alejandro Amenábar.The cast are excellent, which is just as well during the early stages of 'Regression'. This first act looks great, but could uncharitably be described as 'a lot of people standing around talking.' This is a necessary price to pay if you are to appreciate and fully understand the twists and turns events subsequently take.The lack of traditional jump scares indicates this is intended as a subtle, thinking person's horror and as such, works very well. Grey's burgeoning friendship with Kenner is charming and you feel pleased she is beginning to see an end to the traumas she has been put through. She is very easy to sympathise with, as Grey discovers. And yet it is a mistake to take anything at face value, because in true demonic possession style, things are not always as they seem.Despite being top billed, Watson isn't in this a whole lot, and yet events circle around the character of Grey. Watson has become a somewhat controversial figure, with some questioning her talents as an actress and others lauding them. It is difficult to know why this is. Perhaps it is because she uses her platform to highlight women's rights; perhaps it is simply because she is educated and successful beyond acting; perhaps it is because she seems successfully to have progressed from child star to adult actress. Or perhaps I am easily pleased (who cares, really?) - I find her quietly impressive here; she holds her own amidst some exemplary performances.Is this a perfect film? Not really - it could have benefitted from losing 10 minutes of run-time, and it needn't have taken quite so long to get going. Also, the final twist could have been given more gravitas. But 'Regression' is a very solid, expertly produced mystery and I enjoyed it.
snailmaillove
Poor performance from Emma Watson in this particular role, not very credible. Luckily, Ethan Hawke makes up for a little of it. For almost the entire movie, you're going in rounds and wondering what is going on. Only the last 10-15 minutes give some revelation and it's fairly disappointing. Sure, you'll keep watching it in the hope someone will explain what is going on, but you'll end up wasting your time.
Tim Reynolds
I really enjoyed the movie. I thought it was very well acted and would commend in particular the actress who portrayed the grandmother. Both Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson gave strong performances, also. As a criminal defense lawyer, I was happy to see the credibility of psycho-therapy examined; very refreshing. I think the movie calls into question much more than Satanic Ritual Abuse and would hope viewers could make the connection with many other aspects of life. Would highly recommend despite some downright gory and scary scenes.