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The Haunting in Connecticut

Overview

Genre :

Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

March 27, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Peter Cornwell

Starring :

Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, D.W. Brown

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..this supposedly true story goes from truly scary to truly ridiculous..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 5

“..predictable and cheap, and not particularly scary..”
by Kerry Lengel [Arizona Republic]
2 of 4

“..elaborate ghost story..”
by Ted Fry [Seattle Times]
“..a based-on-fact ghost story that's long on atmosphere yet short on dramatic tension..”
by Joe Leydon [Variety]
1 of 4

“.."The Haunting in Connecticut" adds family melodrama to its horror clichés..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Tirdad Derakhshani [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
0.5 of 5
Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
Reviewed by Jeannette Catsoulis [NY Times]

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