
The story begins on Louis Drax's 9th birthday, when a lifetime of curious mishaps culminates in the boy's near-fatal fall. Desperate to reveal the strange circumstances behind the young boy's accident and dark coincidences that have plagued his entire life, Dr. Allan Pascal (Dornan) is drawn into a thrilling mystery that explores the nature of the sixth sense, testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality.... (Full plot summary below)
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The story begins on Louis Drax's 9th birthday, when a lifetime of curious mishaps culminates in the boy's near-fatal fall. Desperate to reveal the strange circumstances behind the young boy's accident and dark coincidences that have plagued his entire life, Dr. Allan Pascal (Dornan) is drawn into a thrilling mystery that explores the nature of the sixth sense, testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality.
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| HeyUGuysDaniel GoodwinThe 9th Life of Louis Drax's flowers from its drama into a paranoid fantasy masterpiece that's as equally enthralling as it is magical. |
| AtHomeInHollywood.comStaci Layne WilsonIt's definitely in a class of its own and one of the more unique kids' stories out right now. |
| AV ClubKatie RifeThis movie can’t decide how it wants to look or what it wants to say. You could even call the jumble of styles and tones “quirky,” were you so inclined. |
| TheWrapMichael Nordine"Louis Drax” is a curious melding of sensibilities, as eager to show off its mysteries as it is to neatly resolve them. It’s a pleasant enough reverie, but one from which you won’t mind waking. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamA muddled, boneheaded, laughable fantasy drama that stumbles from the gate and never finds its purpose. |
| New York TimesNeil GenzlingerIt’s not clear whether The 9th Life of Louis Drax is deliberately inconsistent or merely an example of confused filmmaking. One thing is certain, however: It sure leaves an unpleasant aftertaste. |
| Radio TimesTrevor JohnstonThere is lots to take on board before the sinister, slightly surreal whodunnit narrative really gets going and then it's delivered with hallucinatory intensity by director and horror specialist Alexandre Aja. |
| It's Just MoviesRon WilkinsonThe deceptively simple beginning gives way to a powerhouse plot and horrendous ending. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersAja, while not at the height of his powers, still does a marvelous job, managing to keep the melodramatic nature of the scenario from overwhelming things. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekThe tonal shifts between oddball quirkiness and potboiler cliché are never satisfactorily patched over, and when the ending rolls around, you might think you've been watching a spoof version of 'If I Stay.' |