Review of The Amityville Horror (2005) by Enrica C — 28 Dec 2012

I'm not a huge fan of horror movies: they're usually too short, have a silly plot, they all end the same, and they'll try to scare you to death even if they've no point. "The Amityville Horror" is no different. It might be loosely based on a true story and tension runs high during a few scenes. But seeing Ryan Reynolds with those black contacts just put a smile upon my face and I coulnd't buy the fact he was the bad guy. And the explanation about why were those presence in the house didn't thrill me at all.

Overall kind of predictable, repetitive: an empty house. It's not an awful horror movie, tension was there. But the plot isn't that strong and tries so hard to scare its audience that it forgets to do anything else. Wrong cast, inexsistent soundtrack, great sound effects. I suppose you might actually like it if you're into horror movies.