Product: The Haunting [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 3.0
NOT UP TO THE ORIGINAL
One of the best actors in contemporary films is Lili Taylor. She was the only element of this film to make it worth viewing. Everyone was likeable, but the screeplay's potential, about the house's secret, never climbed to the level of suspense. The ghostly manifestations scream "computer" and this works against any creation of an eerie atmosphere. The one excellent eerie moment is Lili Taylor looking at her reflection in the mirror. One thing that amazed me, apart from the screenplay, was how attracted I was to Lili Taylor whom I never previously regarded in that way. Catharine Zita Jones played the sexy character, but, for my money, Lili Taylor was far more appealing in both personality and physical look.