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The Haunting

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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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Sep 24, 2002

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James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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I wouldn't waste more than the price of a video rental on this one.

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Empire Magazine

Frightening in only a genteel kind of way, and some of the dialogue is hoot-worthy.

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E! Online

An overpriced mess!

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Reel.com

This is one Haunting that will only haunt its fledgling studio and De Bont's career as a director.

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Alex Sandell
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Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
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Once the screaming begins, so will your laughing

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Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

So breathtakingly bad, so unintentionally funny that it could take on the status of a camp classic.

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Charlie McCollum
Charlie McCollum
San Jose Mercury News

Director Jan De Bont pathologically forgoes subtlety for special effects bombast which, though visually impressive, is quickly desensitizing and raises nary a goosebump.

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Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

Most of De Bont's effects, particularly the busts of children, are more amusing than they are frightening.

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Christopher Brandon
Christopher Brandon
TNT's Rough Cut

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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