Hold Your Breath

"A fantastic Sarah Paulson can’t save formulaic horror drama (...) It does for dust what Alejandro Amenábar’s 'The Others' did for light, but lacks its formal command, tactile texture,s, and enveloping atmosphere" 

"The film does eventually find its way back to its central tale (...) However, by the time it unleashes its most terrifying ideas, it hasn’t picked up nearly enough windspeed for them to land with the thundering force they ought to" 

"Even as Paulson is putting her all into the film and can firmly grab hold of you at some moments as her strong-willed matriarch comes undone, much like the dust that is floating around the confined setting, it all slips through her fingers" 

"In a genre overly taken as of late with 'elevated' trauma scares, its gritty, skillful menace is a breath of fresh air." 

"[Its] beats that burst through the dust of 'Hold Your Breath' aren’t enough to recommend it, but they do hint at the better film buried by the storm (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" 

"While Sarah Paulson is a much-needed beacon in the movie's barren landscape, the film manages to be predictable and puzzling all at once, and doesn't offer the horror elements necessary to help it succeed in the genre" 

"Paulson again proves she is one of the best out there, making us believe situations that might seem far-fetched in lesser hands as she holds the flag for motherhood"