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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Amityville: The Awakening (2017) in Movies

Jan 27, 2019

Amityville: The Awakening (2017)

2017 | Horror, Mystery

5.0

(5 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Not much (2 more)

Stays within the Amityville realm

Shows footage from DeFeo's crimes and mentions the Amityville history/"haunting"

Slow and drags on (8 more)

Boring

Tense in a teen angst way

Poor character relationships

One-dimensional characters

Vague plotlines

Visually too dark to see most action

Unoriginal

Flat acting

Drags on and on and on and blah.

If you expect a family to move into the Amityville house where DeFeo murdered his family in the 1970s and be haunted or possessed by a ghost, demon, poltergeist, etc., you are 100% correct. That premise could be interesting but unfortunately, this film falls short. It is tense because of the relationships between the characters and not from suspense. It's pretty boring and relies on a few jump scares and flashes of horror. The storyline is unoriginal and poorly done. The lighting is so dark that it's difficult to see the last 30 minutes of the action. You might as well be listening to an old-fashioned radio show or horror podcast instead. This movie is problematic from beginning to end. There are much better films out there with a similar premise so unless you're extremely bored and like to torture yourself, avoid this one.