****** - Verified Buyer
4.5
Really, I cannot give this even two stars even tho my heart screams out to be kind.This movie is ... well... to BE kind, one I will NEVER watch again. I like to purposely select "bad" movies now and again, and I am in that phase. But usually I find at least a few redeeming factors in them.Sadly, this was not the case with this film. Not only was the music annoying and misplaced (as another reviewer pointed out) but other effects were just as bad - the "echoing" of statements the characters made as they came closer to their destination, the "drama" of one of the lead characters and her bad marriage, and the "history" of the place to be investigated.SPOILERISH, IF IT CAN REALLY BE CALLED THAT IN THIS CASE ------The movie ends up going nowhere. They all arrive, talk to a realtor, go to the house, blather on a bit about nothing in particular, and it all adds up to nothing, really. I guess there was supposed to be a "climax" at least of sorts, but I never felt it. It just seemed to end on the biggest BLAH note in history.And yes, the acting was BAD. Wooden, poorly done, the whole amateur works. While this is understandable to a degree, this problem was made worse by the dialogue. Using phrases like, "Don't you know, my dear?", which is usually professional and comes off well did not come off well at all when the person delivering the line is incapable of doing so. It feels and sounds like it was read dead-pan off of a cue card. And that impression was there all along. Cue-card feel, wooden acting, dialog that was bad, but better than the acting, and all the little plot lines that went absolute nowhere. It was like a bad rip-off of the Winchester Mystery House. At least that place has real mystery and appeal. This film has none.I feel rather guilty giving this the lowest possible rating because at the end it is shown to be dedicated to a beloved friend who had passed on. But I could not even rate it higher due to that.If you like bad movies, please, by all means see them! I do - all the time. But this is bad taken to a whole new level. And I almost NEVER say that.
