SYNOPSIS: Based on a chilling true story, Lionsgate's THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT charts one family's terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now unspeakable terror awaits, when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the powerful dark forces of the supernatural, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.

REVIEW: With the catch of being based on a true story, we get the Haunting of Connecticut. A "horror" film with big expectations, tons of publicity and very few scares.

When reviewing films based on adaptations or true stories, it is very difficult stay away from comparing the film to the real story or to the book in the case of an adaptation. To not deviate too much from that point of view. I just have to say that there were lots of problems that I had with this movie. I don’t know if it was the lack of research by the writers or Hollywood just being Hollywood, that filmmakers continue to fail to produce an intelligent and interesting film, based on a suppose real paranormal story.

I have read and seen the Discovery Channel documentary about a The Haunting in Connecticut, so I know a little about of the presume true story and I must say that I was very disappointed with the film.Like is always the case with these adaptations, there were many of key moments and elements that happen in the lives of the Snedeker's family that are not part of the film. An example of this was not having in the movie  Ed and Lorraine Waren, that in my opinion play a major role in the lives of the Snedeker's family. Having them in the movie could of have been so much better, making the film more intriguing for the audience. Instead screenwriters Adam Simon and Tim Metcalfe decided to focus on  Reverend Nicholas played by Elias Koteas, which was contacted by the Snedekers to examine the house. It looks like the screenwriters were trying to make the audiences think in of the "Exorcist".

Overall if you don't know anything about the story, you would probably find The Haunting in Connecticut entertaining enough, on the other hand if you know the story you will be very disappointed.

Movie Review By James 
 

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