Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Woodyanders The Yankee Pedlar Inn is closing after being in business for over a hundred years. Spunky young Claire (a winningly perky portrayal by Sarah Paxton) and her nerdy coworker Luke (a fine performance by Pat Healy) are the sole remaining employees left. The pair decide to investigate rumors that the place might be haunted.Writer/director Ti West relates the compelling story at a deliberate pace, makes excellent use of the sprawling hotel location, takes time to develop the main characters, expertly crafts a quietly unsettling gloom-doom atmosphere, and pulls out the terrifying stops at the bloodcurdling climax. Moreover, West warrants additional praise for eschewing graphic gore and cheap jump-out-at-you scares in favor of focusing instead on a gradually mounting mood of dread and unease. Paxton and Healy display an engaging natural chemistry in the lead roles; they receive sturdy support from Kelly McGillis as former actress turned kooky New Age psychic healer Leanne Reese-Jones, Brenda Cooney as unrestful ghost Madeline O'Malley, Alison Bartlett as an irate mother, and George Riddle as the mysterious elderly final guest. Lena Dunham has a funny bit as a gabby and annoying coffee shop barista. Eliot Rockett's slick widescreen cinematography provides an impressive polished look. Jeff Grace's spirited shivery score hits the spine-tingling spot. An on the money scarefest.

DogFilmCritic For a movie that is an hour and thirty five minutes not much is going on, there is way to little in the story to grab on, you have to wait for the last thirty minutes to get the horror part of the movie going...I'm not kidding I wish I was but I'm not. The other part of the movie introduces our main characters Sara Paxton is probably the only good thing in this movie, she is so underrated as an actress she has so much potential that I know she will have her shot soon, besides her there's not much to say about the other characters anything interesting anyway. The ghost in the movie is not really there we see so few of it and with good reason...it's not scary at all, like I said it takes the last 30 minutes to kick that part going in the meantime your left with two staff members bored as hell trying to kill time looking for said ghost. Ti West made the house of the devil a movie that had the same effect on me that I did this one, wastes to much on characters( that are barley interesting...most of the time) an so little in the horror aspect so the mood gets lost and one feels cheated, I like a slow burn horror movie the anticipation of what is coming drives you and when it's done well you know the climax was worth it, but this movie makes it such a waist and the payoff is not scary. What I can say good about it was Sara Paxton, the hotel and the camera work were phenomenal and that's about it If you watch the trailer it will misguide you into thinking of a way better movie than what you will get.

teff_torbeich It's Friday night. You are bored scrolling through "Paranormal Activity"-like trailers looking for a horror film, something to watch that is a little bit more original than the hundreds of live action films and suddenly you come across this trailer. A horror story in a Hotel. A few ugly and scary characters in it. A piano playing on its own... done. You have a winner. Well, no, I assure you don't. This isn't a Horror film, it's a comedy-horror film wannabee that has all the ingredients: the creepy hotel, the ghost legend, the evp mic, the blonde girl and the nerd sidekick. Let's add a medium, a basement, some rain and BOOM: horror film. To me, that's how the writer came with the plot line. The script is terrible, there is absolutely no tension or fear whatsoever. Halfway through the film you'll find yourself bored, scrolling through other trailers regretting the decision of watching this movie. This is based on a true experience. Hope it's helpful. Shoutout to the editor for the trailer: made me fell.

Calenture The few times I've felt driven to add a review to IMDb it's been because either the film is obscure or forgotten, or - as in this case, I think - the reviewers who've been most prolific and have set the tone here have clearly not been sympathetic to the the more slow and compelling type of ghost story.And The Innkeepers is slow - but compelling. It's also one of the more frightening films to be made in recent years. Forget jump-scares, CGI ghosts, slashers, repetitive franchise sequels. If that's what you want, look elsewhere. Ti West is an independent movie director, and indie cinema has brought us some seriously interesting films just lately. Monsters, Spring, Coherence, The Babadook, to name a few. The Innkeepers is one of those.OK, I'll get off the soap-box.The Innkeepers is probably not a perfect movie, but it's a good one, and there was at least one point where I felt that marvelous and rarely-felt lurch of heart-stopping horror. I just hope you'll have the patience to experience it for yourself.I also hope IMDb will change the incredibly negative first-page review and replace it with one that's more favourable - there are plenty of sympathetic reviews here to choose from. Only time can change the rating, but IMDb can (and does) influence the DVD-buying public, and in a world that can't wait, that first page counts for a lot.