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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldPartly thanks to Ms. Reed — as well as to Scott Bakula, as Wendy’s beleaguered boss, and minor players — the movie has its share of underplayed little scenes of realistic color.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceDespite its pretensions to social awareness — most clearly embodied in Scott Bakula's concerned-caseworker character — the film displays a luridly exploitative attitude toward mental illness.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckStarts out as a potentially interesting psychological thriller before devolving into familiar horror movie tropes.
- 25Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe title of Youssef Delara and Victor Teran's new film pretty much sums up its shallow and exploitative take on mental illness.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithA searing, penetrating look inside schizophrenia is exactly what Enter the Dangerous Mind isn’t.
- 25The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerAs it turns out, EDM is a mere soundtrack for what turns out to be a stalker thriller rife with the kind of details that the filmmakers might call “psychological” and that psychologists might call “insultingly stupid.”
- 20The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloCome third-act time, however, Enter The Dangerous Mind goes straight into the toilet, transforming into Jim: Portrait Of A Schizophrenic Serial Killer.