Steineded How sad is this?

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Nitzan Havoc As a Horror fan with strong preferences towards stories involving ghosts, haunting, exorcisms and other supernatural features - I've had high hopes for this film. The title, the poster, the short plot teasers, all pointed towards another great film like One Missed Call or The Exorcism of Emily Rose (combining teen life with haunting and possessions). Sufficing to say I did not get what I had hoped to get. The Haunting of Molly Hartley can be easily divided into two obvious parts. The first 60 minutes or so are an excellent Suspense film (with very little Horror). The build up is slow enough to keep you guessing and interested, yet not too slow to the point of being boring. The characters are interesting enough, albeit stereotypical Teen Flick characters. The sense of curiosity and thrill while trying to figure out what is real and what isn't is just what this sort of film requires. And then - a complete crash.Approximately one hour into the film we learn the overall conclusion, and it is so anticlimactic that I personally have lost all interest in seeing the actual ending. From the moment the unoriginal and not the least well thought of explanation is given, the frustration and disappointment made me so annoyed I almost turned the film off. Think of a runner tripping over a rock then falling off a cliff. It simply killed the story, along with any chance of this film being more than average (and I'm being very kind).The acting is professional, but not great. The cast does a good job playing the generic characters. Impressive, if this were a first year acting school assignment. Beyond that, the film simply isn't scary. A jump scare here and there, some blunt cheats (the bathroom mirror, chicks in bras, bad cellphone reception and other tricks that may have worked during the early 90's), one creepy shot with tons of make up and effects - and that's it. The suspense is there, but the horror isn't.All in all, I'd really enjoyed this film until the terrible second part began. The first part is easily a 7, the second a 3 at most, hence my overall rating of 4 (instead of 5. still too kind). Can't recommend it. Still going to watch the sequel, hoping for a salvation... Probably making a mistake.

TdSmth5 A gorgeous girl meets her boyfriend in some remote cabin. Then her dad arrives and drags her away. As they are driving he flips out--something about her becoming 18. He intentionally crashes the car but they survive. Then kills her with a piece of mirror glass.Next we meet a girl who starting some fancy boarding school. Her mom was institutionalized but the girl keeps having visions of her. At some point the girl starts having nosebleeds. She meets a guy who likes her, but his ex is still in the way. She makes friends with a Christian girl. Things get more and more complicated though. Her issues are attributed to a brain tumor which she then has removed. But she keeps having visions. The school shrink offers to help. One day though her vision turns out to be true. Her mom appears and goes after her with a knife. We learn a bit about something that happened during her pregnancy. The girl manages to ward off the attack but the mother falls and dies. Turns out the girl is about to have her 18th birthday. At this point friendly characters arrive but there are some twists.The Haunting of Molly Hartley covers familiar ground, but it does so without any attempt to get the viewer involved or interested. What could be exciting usually turns out rather tame and lame. Even the intro with the gorgeous Jessica Lowndes gets boring after a while. There's nothing particularly scary or exciting. Things move slowly and a bit predictably. One gets the impression that this is a G-rated movie more than PG-13. The casting of the bland Haley Bennett in the lead doesn't help a bit. Overall a fairly dull movie.

kai ringler i don't understand why this get's a lot of hate,, now i can if this was a review for the Messengers, which i felt was god awful. never really heard of Haley Bennet before,, she is very beautiful and did a fairly decent job of acting in this one. our story has a girl moving to a new town to totally forget her past,, her dad makes sure of that.. apparently when she turn's 18 she's in for a whole lot of trouble, she was almost killed by her mother when she was little. and she has been suffering hallucinations, and all sorts of things. after being in a nut farm for awhile, i guess i would to. so on the eve of her 18th birthday someone decides to pay her a visit. i wont' say who you will have to watch and find out,, all i can say is this isn't the greatest movie of all time and by that same token it's nowhere near the worst,, i will watch again, as i 've seen this twice since it came out,, not a bad movie to watch if you want some thrills and mystery.

Nina Anderson I'll admit, this is a poor excuse for a horror film, but it still isn't completely awful. Loads of people will be disappointed with this film, and so I seriously hope you know what you're in for.17 year old Molly was stabbed by her mother who is now in a mental hospital. Molly lives with her dad and attends a new school, but strange things start to happen to her.Yes, sounds cliché, and it is, but there are some decent moments in it. The problem with this film is it opens with a fairly impressive scene, but the tension just fails after that and the whole thing goes downhill.Normally, I wouldn't have watched this film. The only reason I did was because of Haley Bennett as the lead role. Yes, that is the ONLY reason. She has a wonderful horror movie scream and does a good job of acting scared, and she is in fact the highlight of the movie. The other characters aren't fleshed out enough and the way they pop into Molly's life with different reasons gets a little confusing.This film didn't have a huge budget and so I can forgive the lack of gore and special effects which I was expecting, but the script is rather weak and the plot is pretty thin so the supposed twist ending is predictable. Oh, and the ending scene will confuse some and outrage others, depending on if you understand it. Long story short, it isn't very good.Despite all the negative things, some people will enjoy this film. I am one of those people, I could definitely watch it again and don't regret buying it. Not one of my favourites, but if you're looking for a cheesy horror movie to bitch about, then it fits the bill. If you want a true horror with lots of blood and screams and special effects, then this isn't even close to what you're looking for.All in all, I liked this film enough to buy it and watch again. I'm giving it six stars because although it severely lacks the shock factor to make it a horror, it still qualifies as one of those bad movies you watch on Saturday night. Just remember that you may still be very disappointed, so lower your expectations.