To my surprise, this is better than satisfactory

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2010)

This is by no means groundbreaking, needless to say. But if you go to the movies to be entertained more than enlightened, who cares if it's unoriginal, formulaic, and predictable? "Clifford", "Problem Child" 1 & 2, "Joshua" , "The Omen" (both versions), and "The Bad Seed", are also about bad children (the first two are comedies). This one stars a girl, which may explain why I liked it a lot. I guess girls take evil a bit more seriously than boys. The more evil a character is, the better. And the more they say and/or do, the better. The movie accomplishes just enough and tells just enough story, that the movie doesn't feel long or short.
***1/2 out of ****