A mother and her young son release unimaginable horrors from the attic of their rural dream home.A mother and her young son release unimaginable horrors from the attic of their rural dream home.A mother and her young son release unimaginable horrors from the attic of their rural dream home.
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- TriviaA dramatic dinner scene that includes Kate Beckinsale's character having a drunken breakdown was included in the US theatrical release of the film, but no subsequent DVD or digital versions include this scene.
- GoofsThe house is supposed to be in North Carolina. The obituary refers to the MK&T (Missouri, Kansas, and Texas) Railroad and the Pecan Bridge, also located in Texas.
- Quotes
Dana Barrow: See, it's gone unchecked for a while.
Ben: Lucky it didn't cave. Lucky I stopped by when I did.
Dana Barrow: Well, and lucky for you people around here like to gossip.
Ben: That they do. Also heard you were an architect or something.
Dana Barrow: Yeah or something.
Ben: Well, maybe we should talk about money.
Dana Barrow: Well, that's a little premature.
Ben: Come again?
Dana Barrow: You haven't been hired yet.
Ben: No?
Dana Barrow: No.
Ben: There's nothing I can do to change your mind?
David Barrow: Hello.
Dana Barrow: David... uh this is my husband, David. David this is Ben Philips, Jr.
David Barrow: Yes, the legend. Hey! Nice to meet you.
Ben: Likewise.
Dana Barrow: Mr. Philips is here about the leak.
David Barrow: Right, Ben works fine. Great Ben, when can you start?
Dana Barrow: No, that's still up in the air.
Ben: Soon as you pull the trigger.
David Barrow: We should probably get on this right away babe, don't you think?
Dana Barrow: David...
Ben: The next couple of weeks are kind of busy, but I am free now.
David Barrow: What is this? This is water damage, right? Does this floor need to go?
Ben: Yes. Look we get a dehumidifier in here we can actually save most of this wood. Just say the word.
David Barrow: Great. Well, yes, we want you to start as soon as possible.
Ben: All right.
Dana Barrow: No, uh, what I would like is for Mr. Philips to come back here when it hasn't been raining for a few days, and the two of us can get upon that roof and see what's what. That way once the situation's been thoroughly and properly assessed, then we can talk about hours and materials and the scope of work in a manner that's not been pulled directly out of our asses. And what I'd also like is to agree on a deadline which if not met, means revisiting the terms of the contract with the probability of penalties paid to us by you for each day of work exceeding the original agreement. Now if that all sounds acceptable, I'll be happy to resume this conversation at a later date. But, in the meantime it was a pleasure meeting you Mr. Philips and uhm, my husband, David, will show you out. David if you wouldn't mind.
- Crazy creditsTitle doesn't show until the end of the movie: before the rolling credits.
- Alternate versionsA dramatic dinner scene that includes Beckinsale's character having a drunken breakdown was included in the US theatrical release of the film, but no subsequent DVD or digital versions include this scene.
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The film is about a mother (played by the lovely Kate Beckinsale), her son and husband who move into a house where creepy occurrences take hold. She soon discovers a "disappointments room" in the attic where children with special needs or deformities were locked up. The spirits of the past start haunting her and she has a hard time separating reality from this new world she unlocked. Its a typical horror premise. Can I even call this horror? There isn't one scare in the film. Nothing that will stay with you. There aren't even any jump scares. In this day and age you'd expect something startling from a horror film but nothing really ever comes. As the film progresses you want to stomach less and less of it. If you've seen as many horror films as I have, you want something original, ambitious, or frighteningly entertaining. Unfortunately, this rarely happens.
I love Kate Beckinsale. She's an ageless beauty who I love watching on screen. I'd say she's the only reason you'd want to check this film out. She needs to pick better stuff for herself. She's been in some bad stuff but shes just wasted here. The guy who played her husband seemed like a caricature, his line delivery seemed so forced. He was basically the prototypical husband who doesn't see whats going on. Lucas Till was an entirely useless and creepy in the wrong kind of way character. I don't like the idea for the film but there could have been better delivery. Wish-washy editing of a bunch of "scary" images jumbled together is not enough to be memorable.
I know its my fault for getting sucked into this (damn you sexy Kate Beckinsale!) but as an avid film lover I'm always willing to give everything a chance in search of finding an inspired work. There's no inspiration here. Just a tired picture filled with nothing essential. You'll find scarier things in your day to day life than this mediocre effort. Skip it. There's too many puns I can do with the title of this film to convey how bad it is but I'll save you all the torture.
4/10
- rockman182
- Dec 26, 2016
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- Also known as
- Căn Phòng Ám Ảnh
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,423,468
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,402,823
- Sep 11, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $5,745,040
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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