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The Haunting (1999)
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Reviews Counted:88
Fresh:15
Rotten:73
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: Sophisticated visual effects fail to offset awkward performances and an uneven script.
Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Jan DeBont (SPEED, TWISTER) remakes Robert Wise's subtle and terrifying 1963 haunted house tale as a computer-effects laden thrill ride. A professor (Neeson) and three subjects (Zeta-Jones and... Jan DeBont (SPEED, TWISTER) remakes Robert Wise's subtle and terrifying 1963 haunted house tale as a computer-effects laden thrill ride. A professor (Neeson) and three subjects (Zeta-Jones and indie heroes Taylor and Wilson) spend an night in an old house with sinister secrets for the sake of a sleep disorder study...but no one gets much sleep. Based on Shirley Jackson's novel. [More]
Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor
Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor
Director: Jan de Bont
Director: Jan de Bont
Producer: Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth, Colin Wilson
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Reviews for The Haunting
When you're not yawning at the digital ghosts, you're watching a cast of fine actors dogpaddling in cliches and terrible dialogue.
Doesn't try to spook you as much as it tries to browbeat you into a defeated, whimpering submission.
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