Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Spikeopath Supposedly grounded in truth, The Haunting in Connecticut is a decent little spooker, yet still a pic that has all the pitfalls of other notable films of its ilk. Plot for what it's worth has a family move into a new home, only to find that it has ghosts and ghoulies residing within. But why?There's good strength in the family dynamic at work here, the eldest son has cancer and is undergoing treatment. Thus he becomes the conduit for the strange happenings, and this as his parents fight impending grief and personal worries. The scares toddle along effectively, atmosphere via camera work and sound effects is perfectly efficient, and the story has enough mystery about it to carry you through to the end.Unfortunately there's a lot of daft stuff as well, I mean who in their right mind would sleep in a basement room and not force open an adjoining door to see what is in there? It's these ridiculous leaps of faith required that if you are not willing? Then they kill the movie for you. The ending also takes some believing, such is the rampant stench of Hollywood of it all.Well performed in the main (Virginia Madsen solid as a rock/Elias Koteas shining in spite of being under used), this deserves to be rated above average. But ultimately it rings hollow at times and quickly runs out of scares in the last third. 6/10

MoviesRT This movie was OK, but not near as powerful as the original.I may be biased, but I absolutely loved the "A Haunting" pilot that this movie is very loosely based on.Unfortunately there's very little of the original story that is used in this movie adaptation.The original documentary was quite believable and creepy in its own right. This adaptation is typical of horror of today. I admit it's scary in parts and there are plenty of jumpy scenes and great graphics, but very little of what made the original story creepy made it into this script.I won't go into all the differences. It's as though the writers watched the original but decided they had to create a crazy back story that gives reason to all the strange activity, not realizing that the mystery of the original story was more believable.It would have been better to have simply named it something else and not said it was based on any true story at all, but I think they believe it sells better if people think it's true.Typical Hollywood. When they say "based on a true story" it's probably got 5% of the original in it.Nevertheless, it's a fairly good horror story, but if you want the real story, look for the pilot to the "A Haunting" series from 2005. It was actually called "A Haunting in Connecticut." It's still one of my favorite haunted stories.

SnoopyStyle This movie starts with 'Based on the true story', and Sara Campbell (Virginia Madsen) recounting the horrific events. I don't particularly like either one of these constructions that is often seen in bad horror movies. Based on usually means completely fake anyways and recounting the events just takes away the danger for Sara.It starts June 19, 1987. The Campbell family gets a second house in the Connecticut countryside near the hospital. The son Matt (Kyle Gallner) is ill. The house has a creepy history which starts to invade into Matt's mind. The house used to be a funeral parlor where the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger.This thing starts so horribly slow. I feel like I'm the one who has cancer watching this trying not to fall asleep. If Matt is a little child, it might actually be better. It spends a lot of time doing the old fashion peak-a-boo horror and jumpy musical cues. It is very cheesy and not scary nor tense.

mdollar98 This is one of my all time favorite movies. To me, this movie is different from other horror films because it actually has a tragic and touching story behind it. This film also scared me A LOT. I absolutely loved the actors. All of them did a phenomenal job in portraying their characters and helping the story move forward. I especially loved Erik J Berg's character because it was small yet dynamic. The soundtrack is suspenseful and beautiful. Every time I watch the movie, I notice something else that I hadn't noticed before. This movie never fails to entertain me, even though I have seen it at least five times. Overall, this is an outstanding horror film with plenty of scare and an interesting story.