The Amityville Horror

20051 hour 30 minsREnglish

HorroRated verdict

Worth a Look

2000sHaunted HouseGhost StoryFamily HorrorRemake

Directed by: Andrew Douglas
Written by: Sandor Stern, Jay Anson, Scott Kosar
Produced by: Michael Bay, David Crockett, Ted Field, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Matthew Cohan, Stefan Sonnenfeld, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Paul Mason, Steve Whitney, Kimberly Adams, David Feldman

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Psychological Family Horror Supernatural Haunted House True Crime

Why it’s HorroRated

Andrew Douglas's Amityville remake stages the haunting with more budget and less discipline than the original. Ryan Reynolds is a capable lead and the film has some effective moments, but it emphasizes physical effects over atmosphere and loses the creeping dread that made the original work. A competent but unnecessary remake.

Synopsis

Andrew Douglas's remake stages the haunting with more budget and less discipline than the original. Ryan Reynolds is a capable lead in a film that doesn't require much from him beyond reaction. It emphasizes physical effects over atmosphere and loses the creeping dread the original understood.