Review of The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) by Aaron H — 19 Mar 2009
I'm sorry Mickey Liddell, but this movie does not look good on your resume. The Haunting of Molly Hartley is one extremely disappointing thriller.The story sucks. The opening sequence is there to setup the premise for what is to come, but it is easily forgotten.
This movie doesn't even reach 90 minutes and yet it feels much longer than that. The movie takes forever to get going and I don't know. There is just too much time with the characters and nothing ever happens.
Where is the haunting? Oh yeah, it shows up for the final 15 minutes, but it isn't even that great to redeem the first uneventful hour. This movie almost feels like one of those WB dramas.The film employs some of those jump scares and almost all of them are ineffective.
The suspense factor is also very low and the blood and gore is non-existent. Everything that makes a thriller is not working in here.Almost all the actors in this picture are known from TV material. Haley Bennett, while pretty, isn't winning any awards.
She does just enough to pull off the lead. Shannon Marie Woodward is the best actress in here and Shanna Collins is second. Too bad none of them are the lead. Shannon's character is also very minor.
It is a true shame.As usual, the cute Haley Bennett with all the airtime isn't enough to make this a worthwhile watch. Don't feel bad about passing this film up.
This review of The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) was written by Aaron H on 19 Mar 2009.
The Haunting of Molly Hartley has generally received negative reviews.
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