BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Lakisha Ferguson I'm not a horror movie person but sometimes one pleasantly surprised me; I only watched this on demand bc of the critic rating which was over 70%, guess I watched a TOTALLY different flick! I'm the type of person who needs answers and t

Martin Bradley "The Children" is a deeply unpleasant British horror film that seems to take a perverse delight in exploiting a group of young children staying at a remote country estate over the Christmas period and who, for no apparent reason, turn on their parents and older sister in a particularly vicious way. The writer/director Tom Shankland displays some degree of imagination though it's a very sick one and the cast all respond with enthusiasm though hopefully the children weren't really aware of what was happening. For horror aficionados only.

davethehero The concept of the film that under 10's could take out a group of adults seems a ridiculous concept; that is until you realise how gullible and immensely stupid the parents really are. If it would have been me, all the kids would have been dead within five minutes of the first murder and I'd have had one of them for Christmas dinner; as they didn't appear to have a turkey. Also, you would have been able to have another one for new year; freeze the rest and that's another two years sorted. The only one that seemed to grasp the concept of their situation was the eldest daughter, who against the odds, (and of course the stupid parents) did a sterling job of wiping out the screaming little brats. The only redeeming feature of this film and the reason I gave it an eight, is that kids died .... and we don't get enough of that in films (For the ultimate child death, watch the opening scenes of 'God Bless America' ..... Excellent....

Diane Ruth A powerful cautionary film about the high expectations of the holidays and the inevitable disappointment that follows. Director Tom Shankland's profoundly disturbing film demonstrates an insight and understanding of the true nature of a child's mind and is an important glimpse into the dark corners therein. The unrelenting suspense in this motion picture is almost unendurable and the intensity of the horror is sometimes overwhelming. Anyone who has spent a Christmas vacation with a house full of kids like this will recognize the terror and may have to turn away. A superb cast give remarkable performances, especially the young actors who portray the demonic tykes. See this film before planning any Christmas vacation in the country with more than one child.