The best thing here is the muted cinematography, which caresses the wet leaves and cloudy purple Tuscan skies like an old Italian master oil painting that comes to life. In the desultory Voice From the Stone, it’s the only thing that does.
40
Village VoiceApril Wolfe
Village VoiceApril Wolfe
As evocative as the production design and cinematography are, multiple cheesy scenes with one-dimensional characters undermine Howell’s efforts to spook, let alone redefine a genre.
38
RogerEbert.comSusan Wloszczyna
RogerEbert.comSusan Wloszczyna
For far too long, nothing especially creepy or unsettling happens on screen.
Howell’s inept pileup of would-be signifiers — a misty quarry, a family crypt, a philosophical beekeeper — gives way to frisson-free horror and unconvincing romance.
25
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
In none of its manifestations is grief as tidy and meticulously arranged as in Eric D. Howell's film.