Winchester (2018)

Better Late Then Never

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Little to no cgi. All scares. Really enjoyed how often I was caught off guard.

I wouldn't class it as scary, awesome actors, jumpy in parts and a good backstory and plot. Worth a watch. As with pretty much all horrors I can't rate higher than 5 because it's very difficult to rate a horror/scary film when you're not really scared...

Here's The Lowedown on "Winchester" (PG-13 - 2018 - US)...Do you believe in Ghosts, Doctor?Genre: Horror/Paranormal My Score: 6.2Cast=7 Acting=8 Plot=6 Ending=7 Story=8 Scare=3 Jump=4 F/X=7 Creep=8 Twist=4Ensconced in her sprawling California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle. "Thirteen nails will seal them in." This made a better movie in general, but lost points in the Horror genre for not being scary at all. I loved the two leads and really enjoyed the story...it was just more of a drama with a ghost story. Do you know what the most terrifying monster is? It's the one you invite into your Blu-Ray player. I loved the story of the Winchester House, so it was worth a watch for me. You might want to lower your expectations.

This was an entertaining film with loads of scares to deliver. But it's difficult to like it much when the plot becomes impossible to believe on some level. For it to be effective, something about the characters need to realistic. Henry is possessed by the vengeful spirit and shoots Sarah point blank with a rifle, but she's not even injured after he tries to strangle her afterwards. The doctor claims to have been dead three minutes and revived to life. Where in 1900's America could that have ever happened? I don't see why it takes Australians to come up with movies about famous Americans like Tonya Harding, Sarah Winchester or Ted Kennedy. Couldn't George Clooney be interested in a project like that?