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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
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
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Reviews for The Haunting
Frightening in only a genteel kind of way, and some of the dialogue is hoot-worthy.
This is one Haunting that will only haunt its fledgling studio and De Bont's career as a director.
So breathtakingly bad, so unintentionally funny that it could take on the status of a camp classic.
Director Jan De Bont pathologically forgoes subtlety for special effects bombast which, though visually impressive, is quickly desensitizing and raises nary a goosebump.
Most of De Bont's effects, particularly the busts of children, are more amusing than they are frightening.
It's just a conglomeration of cheap fright tactics and a booming bass track meant to get you to jump out of your seat.
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