Haunted Mansion

tedious really

Odd character choices for the movie.

Somehow it doesn't surprise me that the reception on this is so lukewarm, though the dichotomy between critics and general audience is alive and well here (39/5.3 vs 84/8.4 on RT). Another movie this year where I just had fun. To echo another user, while this isn't where he does his best work, I thought LaKeith Stanfield was tremendous, and I always enjoy Rosario Dawson. It's not destined for any awards that Disney doesn't buy for it, but it doesn't have to be. Just has to be fun. To me, it is.

This one does a much better job of capturing the elements of the Disney ride. A pretty good stand-alone movie too.

I'm the target market (love the attraction, don't want to be too frightened), but this failed. I blame the direction more than the script: there were moments clearly intended to be comedic or shocking or something, and they didn't achieve it. The director's the one who needs to see it's not working and they need some more takes. It's simple. Say the line again a few different ways. So I suspect focussing on visual effects led them to forget to do a good job of telling their story.