The Raven has received more than 125 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes , and the site has described it as : `` Thinly scripted , unevenly acted , and overall preposterous , The Raven disgraces the legacy of Edgar Allen Poe with a rote murder mystery that 's more silly than scary . ''
On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds a rating of 23 % , based on 128 reviews , with the site 's consensus reading , `` Thinly scripted , unevenly acted , and overall preposterous , The Raven disgraces the legacy of Edgar Allen Poe with a rote murder mystery that 's more silly than scary . ''