5/10
An Improvement Over Some of the Films Trying to Capitalize on the Amityville Mystique
7 May 2024
This film begins with a middle-aged woman by the name of "Joan Walker" (Jennifer Jason Leigh) driving her two daughters "Belle Walker" (Bella Thorne) and "Juliet Walker" (McKenna Grace) to their new home in Amityville, New York. Following closely behind is an ambulance carrying her comatose teenage son "James Walker" (Cameron Monaghan) who Joan refuses to take off of life support even though he has been declared braindead. Yet even though James and Belle are twins, Belle doesn't particularly agree with her mother's decision because all of the scientific evidence suggests that he will never regain consciousness. However, it isn't until James actually shows improvement that she really begins to worry. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that there have been a number of films produced which have sought to capitalize on the "Amityville" mystique with this one probably being the best since "The Unspoken" produced in 2015. Of course, that isn't saying much since all of the films in between haven't been particularly good. Quite frankly, I would say that, for the most part, they have been rather dreadful. But that's just my opinion. Be that as it may, this film features some good acting, a creepy atmosphere and some good jump scares here and there which kept things interesting. Where it falters, to some degree, is with the lack of horrific intensity one might expect from a haunted house scenario. That being said, while I don't consider this to be an outstanding horror film by any means, I suppose it passed the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
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