Review of Poltergeist (2015) by Jean-Philippe G — 13 Mar 2016

Lazy, terribly acted, horribly written and just plain awful, this remake is completely unecessary in every way and should not exist even if the clown is the best thing about this film.

This review of Poltergeist (2015) was written by Jean-Philippe G on 13 Mar 2016.

Poltergeist has generally received mixed reviews.

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