Dream House

The Amytville Horror is a classic horror movie from 1979, based on a true story. A family moves in, hoping to start a new life. But it turns out this house is haunted, and hell is about to begin. Since this movie came out, there have been remakes, sequels, prequels...the list never ends. And of course alot of horror movies have borrowed basically the same idea, just with a different twist. Here we have a interesting cast, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts. With a cast like this, is Dream House a shocker that will please horror fans?

A successfull book publisher Will Attenton ( Daniel Craig ) lives a normal family life, with a beautiful wife Libby Attenton ( Rachel Weisz ), and their 2 young daughters. Living in a beautiful house, Will is very pleased with his life. Untill, strange things begin to happen. Strange sightings begin to make Will wonder, what is going on? He begins to search for answers, but the real truth may be way bigger than he could ever imagine.

Let's be honest. Dream House is not anything you will remember for its originality. You know what will happen, and the few moments where we are supposed to have some kind of suprises, youre just left with another typical main stream movie. Daniel Craig doesnt even look like he is having fun at all, he´s only doing this for a pay check. So we are left with a very boring horror movie, that just dont work. There is one positive thing, and that is Naomi Watts. She at least tries to deliver a personality as his neighbour Ann Patterson. My advice, if you really love this type of horror movie, go rent The Others with Nicole Kidman, it is a timeless classic.

Rating: DD