Review by Mike Gregory
Watching a movie you’ve heard nothing about is a bit like Russian Roulette. Sometimes, they turn out to be pretty good, and you wonder why a studio didn’t pick them up for distribution (2005’s “Confession” with Chris Pine comes to mind). Other times, it’s kind of obvious. “Haunting Villisca” fits into the latter category.
While one would be right to point out that using an almost non-existent budget and non-professional actors isn’t always a problem (in fact, “Paranormal Activity” and “The Blair Witch Project” proved that this can be an asset), the film has to have imaginative filmmaking and actors with talent. Unfortunately, James Serpento’s film has neither. Worse, the sound quality is awful. It sounds as if it was all filmed on a camcorder.
But by far the worst offense is that the film is boring. Dreadfully boring. I’m...
Watching a movie you’ve heard nothing about is a bit like Russian Roulette. Sometimes, they turn out to be pretty good, and you wonder why a studio didn’t pick them up for distribution (2005’s “Confession” with Chris Pine comes to mind). Other times, it’s kind of obvious. “Haunting Villisca” fits into the latter category.
While one would be right to point out that using an almost non-existent budget and non-professional actors isn’t always a problem (in fact, “Paranormal Activity” and “The Blair Witch Project” proved that this can be an asset), the film has to have imaginative filmmaking and actors with talent. Unfortunately, James Serpento’s film has neither. Worse, the sound quality is awful. It sounds as if it was all filmed on a camcorder.
But by far the worst offense is that the film is boring. Dreadfully boring. I’m...
- 10/13/2010
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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