Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

bouhanamarc For me this movie is masterpiece fantastic anthony hopkins is really incredible it gave me shiver 10 on 10

Rodrigo Amaro Reincarnation is an intriguing and fascinating subject, and each person has their own theories and knowledge on the issue. Or they believe it wholeheartedly or they simply can't stand hearing the thought of it (so, when it comes to discuss about movies dealing with theme they dismiss it calling it ridiculous or if seeing it, they hate it just because). While giving its meaningful and detailed process of reincarnation - or at least the way the author views it - "Audrey Rose" was very compelling towards what I think of the subject, expressing and putting in motion what I believe it happens; the problem is its saddening focus in giving more force to the horror sidelines of the story rather than focus on the magical aspect of it, like in the way Anthony Hopkins character sees it.Story: happy couple (Marsha Mason and John Beck) is alarmed by a strange man (Hopkins) that their daughter (Susan Swift) is the reincarnation of his daughter Audrey Rose, killed in a car crash 11 years ago, same date the couple's daughter was born. To make things clear, the soul's transfer to another body is a process like turning the light, on/off, person dies and other gets born, inhabited by the same soul which relives again and again. All I can say is that "Cloud Atlas" presented this in a much more interesting, fun, spectacular way. Hard to be understood at times, but always engaging. The man firmly believes it's his daughter who is in "there" and tries to reach her, while the couple pushes him away until Audrey Rose starts appearing in the couple's child in form of nightmares revolving the accident, and from there the movies becomes like a poor copy of "The Exorcist" with the girl screaming and hurting herself trying to escape from the past tragedy that seems to appear in the present. And she is comforted by the stranger who calms her down. The girl is torn apart between both realities, both worlds and what's really happening? Who will take care of her? And why those things are happening? Because poor Audrey's soul isn't at peace where she is, she still stuck in that wrecked car (?) and now transfered into another body and tormenting such.Flawed presentation and more embarrassing due to poor performances from the majority of the cast (the kid and the father being the worst; Hopkins and Norman Lloyd were honorable and very entertaining to watch), the movie doesn't go anywhere for a long time and when it gets there to confirm what's already known, it just doesn't cause any effect. It looks as if trying to "sell" reincarnation but it doesn't give much proof to that except some coincidences and the horror aspects presented in the form of unexplained bruises, result of the early tragedy. And for a minute I thought this was about to become "Birth" (2004), with some sort of scheme behind the new incarnation, specially after a moment where the child opened her eyes during her nightmare, then closed again, crying, and her parents kept calling her name to wake up. During that brief time she never saw her family standing there? We'll never know if this was a script problem or the girl's poor acting. The quick appeal fades away giving space to a tedious and overreacted film conducted by a good director disappointing for the first time. I don't think Mr. Wise directed this, he always crafted well-constructed film, greatly put together and this was so weak. 5/10

tomgillespie2002 The 1970's saw the spiritual aspects of the late-'60's counter-culture reduced to commodity. Bookshops and alternative stores became filled with "New Age" paraphernalia and self-help guru's. Western culture was looking for a replacement for organised religion, but what also came with this commercial business which extrapolated ideas from philosophy, religion and even transcendental drug cultures, was the deconstruction of ancient Eastern ideologies. Chinese and Indian religious traditions were ransacked and certain ideas were extracted for consumer consumption in book-of-the-week, escapist fad. It is no mistake that Hollywood cinema, along with the literary industries, collided with supernatural tales. The heavy emphasis on the search for a modern spirituality, along with a deep-seated religious guilt, lead to some of horror cinema's great narratives (The Exorcist (1973), The Omen (1976)), and Audrey Rose took similar root.Audrey Rose was adapted from screenwriter Frank De Fellita's own novel, and uses these cultural trends, along with the omnipresent use of an adolescent at the centre, and the concept of reincarnation as the basis for familial horror. The middle class New York Templeton family are approached by Elliot Hoover (Anthony Hopkins), who's wife and daughter had died in a car crash several years earlier. He then claims that their daughter, Ivy (Susan Swift), is the reincarnation of his daughter Audrey Rose. Ivy's night terrors increase in intensity, something that Hoover states is his daughter crying to get out off a burning car. As Hoover begins to get access to Ivy, even her mother Janice (Marsha Mason) begins to believe when he calms Ivy down by calling her Audrey.Hopkins' performance is terrifically balanced, portraying the character with both a sinister quality and the intensity of the grieving father, believing that he is in the presence of his daughters soul. However, the first half of the film is the better experience here, beginning with the mystery of Hoover, as he seems to stalk the family. The second half is a bit of a drag, falling into repetition and over-the-top pop-psychology. Directed by seasoned director Robert Wise, who had dealt with the supernatural in the excellent The Haunting (1963), it does have some interesting scenes, but as a whole it lacks the intensity required for the story. Due to the central theme of the alteration of the child, like so many films of the time, it fears youth autonomy, but with the inclusion of the trend, it does often create inferior visual imitation.www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com

eytand94 Robert Wise may have directed "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music." But he has done a fair share of horror films and thrillers, including "The Curse of the Cat People," "The Day The Earth Stood Still," but most notably, "The Haunting." However, hardly anybody seems to remember a 1977 film called "Audrey Rose." It is another film from the famed director that, in my eyes, is very memorable and atmospheric.Janice and Bill Templeton are leading a very happy marriage with their daughter, Ivy. The last thing they want is a strange man by the name of Elliot Hoover stalking them. Worst of all, he sets his eye on Ivy. Soon enough, they are able to talk to Hoover. He explains that his wife and daughter, Audrey Rose, died in a horrible car accident, and that his daughter may have crossed over into Ivy. Of course, Janice and Bill dismiss Hoover as a lunatic. But that's when Ivy begins to exhibit strange behavior. Could Hoover be correct? Is Ivy really the reincarnation of Audrey Rose? Now, when "Audrey Rose" first came out in 1977, it was subject to mixed reviews, mostly because it was seen as a horror film, and I can understand why. It was released a few years after "The Exorcist," when horror films were becoming more modern and faith was being challenged. But I don't see "Audrey Rose" as a horror film. Instead, I perceive it as a supernatural thriller with a touch of family drama. And it's a very good one.Based on the novel by Frank De Felitta, creator of "The Entity" and director of "Dark Night of the Scarecrow," "Audrey Rose" is a nifty thriller for three reasons.First, Robert Wise gives superb direction. He registers the exact amount of passion that he had for "The Haunting" and he has chosen an effective story that challenges the beliefs of the viewer. Do we choose to believe Hoover in that his daughter has come back in the form of Ivy? Or is Ivy simply an ill child in need of psychiatric help? It is a great story.Second, the acting is quite good. Anthony Hopkins and John Beck give very nice performances as Hoover and Bill. The wide-eyed newcomer Susan Swift is especially believable in the scenes in which Ivy shows off the nightmarish behavior of Hoover's dead daughter. But I, and many other people who have seen the movie, feel that the greatest performance belongs to Marsha Mason, star of "The Goodbye Girl," as Janice. Once Audrey Rose takes over Ivy, Janice's fear of losing her daughter shows and Mason's acting intensifies as the movie goes on.Third, the film has a tremendous atmosphere. The scenes of rain pattering on the windows as Ivy screams for her daddy are incredibly creepy, and so are the scenes at Ivy's school and inside the banal hospital.There are plenty of movies about possession and bad seeds, but a reincarnation thriller is very uncommon. "Audrey Rose" may be a little long, but it is a super-effective supernatural thriller that is very creepy. It will leave you with questions, and raise ideas about reincarnation. Robert Wise has given us a thriller to remember.