“The director who stitched The Raven together has no idea how to frame or compose a scene, let alone ‘grow’ a film organically.” Kathleen Murphy, MSN Movies

“Poe, not Conan Doyle? Cusack, not Downey? No wit, no fun, no engaging derring do? Beg pardon, Watson, we’ve stumbled into some foggy crime detective clone, 40 years too early. Best to move along.” Kimberly Gadette, Doddle

“It’s neither grand nor grisly enough to seriously satisfy Poe-ish cravings for murder, mystery and literary allusions.” Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

“They want it to be Seven meets Sherlock Holmes and you can tell Cusack is into it. Unfortunately the plot is ridiculous and the murder-mystery is boring. Jeff Bayer, The Scorecard Review

“Quoth the Raven - nevermore. it seems like good advice because nothing in this movie is worth ravin’ about.” Gary Wolcott, Tri-City Herald