Review of Jessabelle (2014) by Al H — 05 Sep 2016

A not so scary horror film with an awful end.

This review of Jessabelle (2014) was written by Al H on 05 Sep 2016.

Jessabelle has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mitch H (134) on 15 May 2015

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By Anthony T (639) on 11 Apr 2015

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By Chris G (1,743) on 11 Apr 2015

Spoiler alert... This movie is good.... Like really good. It makes u feel creeped out and uneasy…

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This movie was pretty good. If you watch too many times, you will probably hate it…

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By Craig T (648) on 19 Sep 2016

It's beautifully shot and the lead actress is good, but Jessabelle is this kind of movies you will immediatly forget once the credits roll…

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One of the nice things about Jessabelle is that it isn't trying too hard…

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By Alex I (362) on 20 Jan 2017

Genuinely scary and atmospheric to begin with, but sadly loses its way about half way thru and ends in an underwhelming and unconvincing manner…

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