Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Alex Faure I watched this movie with an expectation of finding out more about the Uniondale ghost and was hoping for a gripping thriller or ghost story.Instead the film cannot decide what genre it is. The initial music and story begins as a love story with hints of suspense and intrigue. Then suddenly we are into the worst of American slapstick, totally inappropriate to the storyline. Ham acting and vaudeville in the middle of a ghost story? Bad bad acting, terrible over acting and scenes reminiscent of the worst of school comic drama.The script is terrible, confusing and directionless. Directing is vague and self indulgent. And oh my, does anyone edit long drawn out rambling scenes which should have large chunks cut to give a semblance of professional film making. Unfortunely not, the director / cameraman love the pregnant pause...stretching out embarrassingly until one wants to scream! I so badly wanted to promote a local film, but Die Spook van Uniondale is not going to be the next foreign language Oscar. In fact, all we can hope for is that very few people see this, since it is so embarrassingly bad.

Stephan Bester Based on a real life tragedy, Die Spook van Uniondale has an enticing premise, but sadly abandons its more compelling ghost story to focus instead on the mundane courting process of its bland present-day leads.This film performs best when it contrasts the gloom of ill-fated love with the playful pranking of its ghost cast on members of the mortal realm. However, the story itself lacks substance. While it is hinted early on that Mari's haunting has something to do with her jealous friend's pursual of her surviving lover, this idea is only toyed with and the subplot is trivially dismissed by the third act. Player after player is introduced – some of them even amusing – but character depth is scarce and what little progression exists is handled ineptly.Some of the material works. Now and then a humorous line might provoke a laugh or two (although frustratingly, many do not). Some scenes involving Johan and Mari's tragedy may elicit a tear or a tight throat. Yet somehow the film keeps bringing the audience back to the present day, which sees boring protagonist Stefan appreciating the local eye candy as he waits impatiently for his car to get fixed. There is little connection between the A-story to the B-story, and this kind of to-and-fro is harrowing when the B-story is much more interesting.Ultimately, Die Spook van Uniondale seems unaware of its strengths. It struggles to find solid footing, awards too much attention to its present day cast and ends abruptly with very little sense of closure. A wasted opportunity.