The tendency to exploit lurid material for dramatic purposes is something [director Harris] can't avoid. Full Review

Rating: 2/5 -- Do these heartbreaking stories exist in the real world? Yes, yes, they do. Does dramatizing these stories with nothing to add except a certain cruel wallowing in the existence of unspeakable human depravity serve any real purpose? No, no, it does not. Full Review

Rating: B+ -- "Gardens of the Night" is a powerful and provoking film about a disturbing and all too real subject. There's a bitterness here that will not go away. Full Review

Rating: 4/4 -- A haunting tale which very convincingly conveys the overwhelming sense of helplessness and dread which undoubtedly afflicts impressionable souls unfortunate enough to be sexually exploited while still in the bloom of youth. Full Review

Rating: C -- Gardens doesn't always hit its desired mark of profundity. It's a wobbly plunge into grotesque acts of inhuman violation, with the patchy acting often blocking the true horror on display. Full Review

The film never quite recovers from writer-director Damian Harris's dithering way of shooting things. Full Review

Rating: B -- Tom Arnold turns in a solid performance as a "nice guy" who abducts children. Full Review