Review of The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) by Joe L — 02 Aug 2010

I hate scary movies with ghosts in it, but this movie...Was freaking AWESOME!!!

This review of The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) was written by Joe L on 02 Aug 2010.

The Haunting in Connecticut has generally received mixed reviews.

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Not very scary at all, and the acting is definitely sub-par. The movie doesn't offer anything new to the genre…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Nov 2016

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By Andee D (19) on 13 Aug 2014

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 08 Aug 2014

Don't misunderstand: the proceedings are pretty silly, and the scares were a lot fresher back in 1979, when we first saw The Amityville Horror…

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By Mark Olsen (451) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 07 May 2016

Part of what makes Connecticut oddly watchable even as it drags is the oil-and-water mix of acting styles of the leads…

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By Kellygaudreau (38) on 04 Nov 2021

A creepy film with enough jump scares to make it a great movie to watch on Halloween…

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By Jordan P (785) on 14 Aug 2016

Though it does have its moments and a nice, creepy atmosphere, it seems more like a movie made for TV, with cheap production values, a lot…

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By Mel V (186) on 26 Jul 2014

For a film with such a generic title, it was pretty damn good. Great story, great acting, great everything. Scary too…

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