Review of I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) by Jlau — 27 Sep 2020

Wordy, monologuey, uneventful film about a live-in hospice nurse who dies from fright at seeing a ghost.

This review of I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) was written by Jlau on 27 Sep 2020.

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House has generally received mixed reviews.

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