Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Paul Magne Haakonsen While it definitely is nice enough to return to Amityville, then "Amityville: The Awakening" hardly even had enough in common with the rest of movies, aside from the "Amityville" title."This movie didn't really bring much of anything new to the franchise. Actually, it was a rather hollow storyline that came presented in some adequate special effects. There was a few jump scares here and there, but not really enough to properly function as a horror movie.It should be said that there was actually some good acting from an equally good cast list ensemble.All in all, not an overly impressive movie, and hardly one that should be carrying the "Amityville" title.

mitsakosdlk Good movie. Suspenseful with some good jump scares. The script could be a bit more surprising but it was decent. Bella Thorne could try a little bit more. Acting was average.

SnoopyStyle This opens with the infamous murders at the iconic address. It's 40 years later and a new family is moving in. Single mom Joan (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has three children; frustrated Belle (Bella Thorne), youngest Juliet (Mckenna Grace), and comatose James (Cameron Monaghan).Like James, this franchise is on life support. Anybody hoping for a resurgence may need to do a deal with the devil. There is nothing overtly wrong with this movie other than the fact that nothing original happens. There are jump scares but none of them are inventive or scary. There is only one moment that I found compelling. I love James talking through the computer and asking Belle to kill him. It's one of the few character connections in the movie. None of the new friends are memorable. The mother could have done more. This is a forgettable entry in a dead franchise.

Ricky112101 After countless years in pre and post production, this movie finally arrived to us in late 2017. I'll admit I kind of forgot about it, and just watched it last night (December 19, 2017). The movie just wasn't interesting to anybody anymore because of the constant release changes. In fact, the movie was only released in ten United States theaters and made about $700. But, enough about the movie statistics. Let's talk about the movie itself.Amityville: The Awakening stars Bella Thorne, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Cameron Monaghan, and Mckenna Grace. These characters move into the haunted Amityville house located in Amityville, New York. This is the same house that Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family 40 years ago. However, the mother is keeping this a secret from her children. Bella (Bella Thorne) finds this out the hard way when kids at her new school bring it to her attention. The freaky and supernatural begins with James (Cameron Monaghan), who is in a coma, is suddenly awake and able to communicate. Well, this must be supernatural. Turns out it is. James is possessed by a demon. And he wants to murder his entire family in the same vein as Ronald DeFeo Jr. Oh, and it's up to Belle to save herself and her sister, Juliet (Mckenna Grace), because their mom (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is pretty much a supernatural worshiper because she moved to the house with the intention of the supernatural possessing Jason to make him better. Sounds like a good movie? Yeah, on paper, it sounds like the generic fun summer horror flick. However, it is quite dull in areas, and the scares are pretty low, which is unfortunate, considering this is technically an Amityville movie. However, suspense was actually quite high, and acting was somewhat good. The few times I did jump were during cheesy jump scares like when it's just the girl behind her sister. Overall, I am going to have to give film a 5/10. I watched it and was entertained enough to watch the whole thing (it is only 87 minutes, though). I would only recommend this to some horror fans. Not everybody will be as generous with their rating.