Review of The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) by Jesse O — 08 Dec 2013

This film has a really stupid title, considering where the film is actually set. It's clear that this was just a generic horror script and to give it a "chance" at finding an audience, they slap on the name of a successful horror film in order to fool people.

To be honest, it really has nothing to do with the first one, and not that this is a problem since most DTV horror sequels are like this. So things definitely start things off on the wrong foot and it doesn't get much better from there.

To be perfectly honest with you, this really isn't that bad of a movie, despite the rating. It's just one that is incredibly lazy and uninspired and it very clearly relies on horror cliches. There's the stereotypical blind lady that sees more than people with vision.

Creepy visions that only reveal part of the story, silly jump scares, etc., etc. If you don't have a problem with watching a film you've seen done to death, then by all means, you could do much worse.

The film doesn't get one star because it's offensively bad, nothing of the sort actually. It just doesn't really do much anything of note and it's a bad film because it offers nothing new, because the acting is lackluster and because the scares just aren't thought out.

And not to mention, the potentially dangerous use of slavery. It doesn't backfire in this movie, but it doesn't really add anything to the movie. It doesn't add a layer of heartbreak to the story.

The film has some interesting visual elements, but they're simply not enough to save this film. It is a bad movie, but it's not gonna make you pull your hair out.