Nicolas Cage’s New Horror Movie Gets Poor Reviews & RT Score

Initial reviews are in for Nicolas Cage’s new horror film, The Carpenter’s Son, and critics haven’t given it glowing praise. The film currently has a low score on Rotten Tomatoes. Besides Cage, the movie stars Noah Jupe and FKA Twigs.

Reviews for The Carpenter’s Son are in

Reviewers are describing Nicolas Cage’s new horror film, The Carpenter’s Son, as unengaging. Directed by Lotfy Nathan, the movie tells the story of a family living in Roman Egypt whose travels take a sinister turn.

Here are the reviews of The Carpenter’s Son.

In a review for Screen Rant, Greggory Nussen described Nathan’s film as interesting and often disturbing, praising its captivating ending. However, he felt the movie relied too heavily on familiarity with the original story to be fully satisfying. Nussen was particularly critical of the casting choices, finding Nicolas Cage and FKA twigs as the adoptive parents to be strangely mismatched.

William Bibbiani from The Wrap described ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ as a horror film based on biblical themes with some intriguing concepts. However, he felt the film’s unusual viewpoint ultimately prevented it from being emotionally impactful.

FandomWire’s Sean Boelman described the film as simply “bad,” not due to any offensive content or historical errors, but because it was incredibly boring to watch – like “watching paint dry” for ninety minutes.

In a review for The AV Club, Jacob Oller noted that it’s surprisingly difficult to make a boring movie even with a premise as wild as Nicolas Cage playing Joseph and Jesus fighting Satan. He said ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ commits to being that dull movie with unwavering dedication, though not much else.

In a review for ComingSoon, Jonathan Sim described “The Carpenter’s Son” as either a visually interesting take on biblical stories or a horror film that ultimately lacked suspense and didn’t deliver genuine scares. While he enjoys horror, he felt this movie didn’t manage to grab his attention or create a truly frightening experience.

How much did The Carpenter’s Son score on Rotten Tomatoes?

The movie The Carpenter’s Son hasn’t been well-received by critics. Based on 20 reviews, it currently has a low score of 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Lotfy Nathan’s film, The Carpenter’s Son, will be released in US cinemas on Friday, November 14th, 2025.

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2025-11-13 18:47