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The horror thriller, about a valet who burglarizes the houses of his rich customers, earned a B-minus rating on CinemaScore and a 56% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2018

Judith strips myth down to Freudian psychology and debunks belief with Shavian iconoclasm�the tactics by which modern man burglarizes himself of an agelong heritage of mystery.

From Time Magazine Archive