Product: The Haunting [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 3.0
Furniture attacking the characters in a horror-movie...
...such as "The Haunting" is not a good idea, and despite its' talented cast and perfect locations (the haunted mansion is actually the main star of the movie!) this somewhat pale horror-piece only manages to entertain, and never reaches to its' main purpose; To scare the hell out of you!A bit sad, it has potential. It starts out with an unpleasant atmosphere, which of course suits a good horror-movie -but the story is weak, the acting uninspired it seems, and what is Liam Neeson doing in such a part? He's a far too brilliant actor to waste his talent on a movie such as "The Haunting".A shame, but on the plus side he is far from ruining the movie. If you are a fan of ghost stories this will probably get your attention, and personally I find it entertaining -but plot is weak. Story uninspired. I'd rent it before buying.Possible spoiler;As mentioned the lowpoint of the movie is one of the final scenes when the walls and roof in one of the bedrooms somehow transforms itself -and attacks the girl in the lead role. That was not scary, but stupid. And also the "wooden babyfaces" decorating her bedroom walls that suddenly starts to make expressions. How? And why? Some effects also were not that visually fit.Other than that, no disaster -and worth seeing.