GetPapa
Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible
Humbersi
The first must-see film of the year.
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
LordCringe
First off this movie is one of the truly remarkable horror movie out there. With a slight cliché but still be able to bring some thing good in horror movie scenes out there.This movie contains all of the element that you need to make a great horror movie. Every scenes give you different feelings about the situations, But still packed with scary, emotional, intense scenes to put you on the edge of your seat.Now what makes me say that this movie is truly remarkable? This movie story progressed in a very detailed (Basically you can't be confuse in any scenes nor the ending) Unlike other horror movies out there that I can name 10+ of them which's not good at story progressing and leave the viewer dead confused.Over all "The Haunting in Connecticut" is definitely worth a watch. 8/10 for me!
Spikeopath
Supposedly grounded in truth, The Haunting in Connecticut is a decent little spooker, yet still a pic that has all the pitfalls of other notable films of its ilk. Plot for what it's worth has a family move into a new home, only to find that it has ghosts and ghoulies residing within. But why?There's good strength in the family dynamic at work here, the eldest son has cancer and is undergoing treatment. Thus he becomes the conduit for the strange happenings, and this as his parents fight impending grief and personal worries. The scares toddle along effectively, atmosphere via camera work and sound effects is perfectly efficient, and the story has enough mystery about it to carry you through to the end.Unfortunately there's a lot of daft stuff as well, I mean who in their right mind would sleep in a basement room and not force open an adjoining door to see what is in there? It's these ridiculous leaps of faith required that if you are not willing? Then they kill the movie for you. The ending also takes some believing, such is the rampant stench of Hollywood of it all.Well performed in the main (Virginia Madsen solid as a rock/Elias Koteas shining in spite of being under used), this deserves to be rated above average. But ultimately it rings hollow at times and quickly runs out of scares in the last third. 6/10
David Arnold
Claiming to be based on true events, The Haunting In Connecticut is the story about a family who move to a new house in Connecticut to be closer to the eldest son's treatment center for cancer patients. The new house seems ideal, but as time goes by the building's dark & sinister history starts to emerge soon followed by haunting images.I usually love these types of supernatural horror movies. Sinister, The Exorcist, and Insidious just to name a few were all fantastic, but unfortunately I was pretty much let down with The Haunting In Connecticut.Story-wise, while not that original, is not too bad. It has a somewhat decent gradual build-up, although the first 50 minutes are a wee bit slow at times, but from then on the pace starts to pick up. There are quite a few creepy moments in the movie as well, which is to be expected obviously, but in all honesty they're nothing special and there's really nothing that will make you throw your popcorn in the air with fright.While The Haunting In Connecticut is a decent film, there are far better movies of this type out there. It's worth a watch, but don't pin your hopes on it being that great.
SnoopyStyle
This movie starts with 'Based on the true story', and Sara Campbell (Virginia Madsen) recounting the horrific events. I don't particularly like either one of these constructions that is often seen in bad horror movies. Based on usually means completely fake anyways and recounting the events just takes away the danger for Sara.It starts June 19, 1987. The Campbell family gets a second house in the Connecticut countryside near the hospital. The son Matt (Kyle Gallner) is ill. The house has a creepy history which starts to invade into Matt's mind. The house used to be a funeral parlor where the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger.This thing starts so horribly slow. I feel like I'm the one who has cancer watching this trying not to fall asleep. If Matt is a little child, it might actually be better. It spends a lot of time doing the old fashion peak-a-boo horror and jumpy musical cues. It is very cheesy and not scary nor tense.
