Directed by : Gil Kenan
Written by : David Lindsay-Abaire
Starring : Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Jane Adams, Jared Harris
Release Date : May 20, 2015
It's hard not to compare this movie with the original "Poltergeist" from 1982, and in part it's because this version does not really do anything remarkably new to stand out on it's own. There are more modern special effects and modern technology thrown in here, but those are really not enough to justify this retelling of the story. If anything else, it's only going to make people want to rewatch the Tobe Hooper directed scary movie classic.
The cast of actors are fine, but the material given to them doesn't really allow them to stand out too much. Sam Rockwell provides some welcome humor, and Jared Harris has an air of gravitas when he is on screen, but the protagonist that we really follow here is Griffin; played by the young Kyle Catlett. Griffin does a lot of unbelievably stupid things in this movie, seemingly just to set up the next scary moment. In fact, there's simply a lot of stupid things that happen in this that are eye-rolling worthy.
All the issues with this film wouldn't be such a bad thing if it was at least really creepy and scary. Unfortunately, the only people who might remotely be creeped out or scared by this movie are people under the age of 8. It's tough enough being a remake of a loved classic, but the least this movie could do is try not to be such a mediocre piece of work.
Did this 2015 version of "Poltergeist" need to be made? Definitely not.
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