Review of Poltergeist (2015) by Dcedmonds — 19 Jun 2015
"Poltergeist" 10 Scale Rating: 4.5 (Mediocre) ...
The Good: At times, the film is a nice ode to the original, repeating some of the scenes from the horror classic without copying them directly. I thought that Sam Rockwell would be somewhat out of place, but he did a solid job. Jared Harris, as usual, turns in a good performance as television occultist Carrigan Burke, who is brought in to try and save the family's daughter. When they show what the "other side" looks like, it is very well done. While there are only a few of these scenes (mostly towards the end), they are hands down the best parts of the movie.
The Bad: Sadly, for a horror and suspense film, it's not even remotely scary or suspenseful. Films like this are usually chock full of "jumpy" scenes, but this one was devoid of even that. It also goes from a somewhat slow build up to full throttle out of the blue which was a little jarring. Unfortunately, this movie is no better than the rest of the lazy horror films that have been released in the last 5-10 years.
This review of Poltergeist (2015) was written by Dcedmonds on 19 Jun 2015.
Poltergeist has generally received mixed reviews.
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