Review of The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) by Victoria N — 07 Mar 2010

The Haunting in Connecticut is a film released by lionsgate and is based on The true story in which the Campbell family move to upstate Connecticut, renting a house close by to a clinic for there son Matt Campbell (Kyle Gallner - Smallville, TV) who's suffering from an advanced cancer and undergoing treatment trails.

From the beginning of the film, Matt and His mother Sara Campbell (Virginia Madsen - The Number 23, Film) first move into the house and a sense of eeriness is given to you the viewer about the house, which is an "Amityville" type Victorian home and human like shadows are seen throughout a few scenes, eventually the rest of the family move in and occupy the rest of the house. Matt, who's bedroom is down in the house basement (Amityville again anyone?) begins to start having visions of people in the house with him, unusually half of the basement is sectioned off and inaccessible through a door but initially through his dreams beyond this door apparently seems to have been converted into a funeral parlor.

Throughout the next hour of the film visions and unexplained events happen which initially the Campbell's think Matt's visions are simply due to the cancer trails Matt is undergoing but eventually, find items throughout the house which unlock the disturbing past of the house they now occupy - through research and via Matt they find out the previous owner's clairvoyant son, Jonah served as a demonic messenger, in which he was used to contact the dead but unknowingly to others provided a gateway for spirits to enter the house which left all dead and one missing presumed dead, Jonah - now from the spirit world he is using Matt as his own messenger and to bring to light the dark undertakings which happened in the house.

It's hard to go really any further with explaining the story as anymore will bring out the spoilers, but I can say that although the film is classed as a 'horror' the only events that happen throughout the film as things which are within matt's visions, yes you do see the occasional freaky moment but these are sparse, to see the best parts of the film it's again, just like many other similar film -- simply just view the trailer.

4/10 - If I was going to recommend the film sadly I will have to just tell you to wait until it comes on TV and even then don't put aside anything else for it, in parts it's laughable and what's going to happen are completely obvious, I'll use the Amityville word again and advise you to opt for that film instead, either the original or 2005 remake.