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Eric Rice (Crosswalk) says it's "a well-made movie. It is more suspenseful than horrific, with no gore, or blood, but lots of chilling, 'Don't open that door!' moments.Since it is a ghost movie, there are ghosts, but there is nothing satanic or ritualistic about it. … To the filmmaker's credit, there is a powerful theme that is reinforced several times … abandonment of a child, divorce, and the long-term effects it has on an adult. Jennifer Connelly … does a masterful job as the troubled mom trying to hold a difficult situation together."

Adam R. Holz and Jamie Maxfield (Plugged In) write, "In the end, the spiritual perspective of Dark Water majors on communicating with the dead while wholly excluding any mention (except profane ones) of a God who's greater than life and death. And that's reason enough to exclude this film from your summer viewing list.

Mainstream critics can't find a consensus—it's sufficiently spooky for some, but not for others.

Andrew Coffin (World) says, "The unknown is much more frightening than the known, and some ambiguity in the conclusion would have extended Dark Water's claim on both class and the more provocative themes it explores. But those not inherently uncomfortable with a ghost story may enjoy the elements a skilled filmmaker can bring to a tired, often repulsive genre."

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