Review of Lady in White (1988) by Jason R — 13 Oct 2009

Frankie Scarlatti returns to his hometown of Willowpoint Falls as a sucessful horror writer. The story is told in the view of young Frankie Scarlatti (Lukas Haas). the year is is 1962, Halloween, and Frankie is locked in his school's cloak closet as a school prank, not knowing that over the was 10 years a serial child killer has beening killing children in thier town, until Frankie sees the first ghost of the little girl who was the killers first victim who has to relive the murder over and over again.

Later, the murderer returns to the closet in search of something he had lost that night, he sees Frankie there and begins to strangle him just like all of his other victims. Luckily Frankie survives, and the ghost of girl, Melissa follows Frankie asking him to help her find her mother.

So Frankie, Melissa and little help from his older brother Frankie help Melissa find her mother, as well as bring her assailant to justice. The acting is also quite good, particularly from young Lukas Haas who carries the film.

Katherine Helmond plays the spooky title role quite well, and Len Cariou and Alex Rocco also turn in solid performances. Lukas Haas is one of very few children who could convincingly pull off this main role, and the supporting cast was strong.

Lady In White is a ghost movie which will give kids a few thrills. There are some good scares, but the story bogs down at the end, and the resolution is disappointing.