Monday, June 24, 2013

A Haunted House - 2013 ***


Quite a funny film, obviously trying a bit too hard to spoof too many horrors though in a way which is no longer original. Scary Movie has been there and done that, and considering there is now a 5th movie in their franchise that has just been released it leaves 'A Haunted House' in the shade.
Marlon Wayans is a funny guy, much funnier of course in films where he performs with his brother, but still quite good here. He plays Malcolm, who moves into a large house with his girlfriend of two years Kisha, and almost immediately, strange and unexplained activity begins to take place at night time. Not the type you would expect in a regular horror film mind, but still peculiar.
The whole film is trying to be the Paranormal Activity movies, and some of the scenes are very funny and effective. On the whole however, I think the film lacks being really hilarious, and just comes across as being quite flat.

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