Jessabelle (2014)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Please don't spend money on this.

Lack of good storyline.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Not only is this an exceptional film in its own right, it has restored somewhat my faith in modern horror cinema. I've seen a run of recent films that have really disappointed. Here we have a tale of possession, of haunting, about a spirit returning to avenge itself. It's not a hugely original run of events, but it is done extremely well. Acting, direction, (and especially) pace – all these things come together to make a thoroughly satisfying whole.From the beginning, when (SPOILERS) a perfect couple are separated mid-sentence by a fatal car crash, to the very ending when it becomes apparent that good doesn't always win, things never let up. That's not to say anything is rushed for the sake of sensationalism. Equally, the special effects are mainly reduced to very powerfully staged crashes and bangs. We know precisely what is going on except for where the story is actually heading: the producer (Jason Blum), director (Kevin Greutert) and writer (Ben Garant) have us right in the palm of their hands.Everything and everyone shines here: Sarah Snook is hugely effective as Jessie, by turns appealing, terrified, confused and sinister, all achieved with apparent ease. Hers is a talent I would like to see pay dividends. Certainly, the filmography is lengthy for the Australian actress. From her accent, I wasn't even aware she was Australian.The main Louisiana location is used to very good effect. The swampland surrounding the isolated community provides a necessarily uneasy backdrop for the powerful scenes of Voodoo, and the old family house is perfectly decked out with a setting of homely familiarity gone mainly to ruin.At one time during the film, I thought I cleverly figured out that Jessie was actually dead, 'Sixth Sense'-style, but the results are so much more original than that. There's no real gore to speak of, but as a really good, solid ghost story expertly handled, I'd recommend this unreservedly, especially to anyone beleaguered with the current spate of popular horror films.

Saw the trailer and it started out with; "from the makers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister and The Purge". All movies I am a HUGE fan of. I was really excited to see Jessabelle, and I was not disappointed! Yes, there are some splot holes here and there SPOILER: (Like the baby that died is suddenly a grown woman, but a ghost... made little sense), but there was some good scares and an exciting story all the way that kept me at the edge of my seat. Loved the twist at the end and that we actually got an answer on everything, that seems to be uncommon in most horror flicks. Especially enjoyed the wood input, because its generally really creepy. I recommend this for everyone thats a horror fan.

the film is underrated... the main character plays like always very good, the story is good, why the movie is so bad reviewed, it is a mystery to me.therefore .... does not look at the rating, give it a chance, muchbetter than what the review will bear and thus significantly better than the crap with such a review. try it out for good acting, for good story/idea and a good endgreetings from cologne & sorry for my Englishdon't know what to write else...all is said....see my other rewiews, in the future i will posts some film lists, greetz

Producer Jason Blum of Paranormal Activity came up with another horror film about a woman who tries to face both her internal and external ghosts while trying to recuperate from an accident at her hometown in Louisiana in Jessabelle.It stars Sarah Snook in the title role. This film written by Ben Garant and directed by Kevin Greutert provides us a horror film wherein a woman tries to come face to face with spirits that have been tormenting her and would want to have absolute control of her as well as a resolution about unresolved issues and traumatic experiences they have both have had with each other.While the film has an interesting premise and had great potential,too bad that it ended up far from interesting and compelling.Also,it just ended up with very limited horrific scenes that would scare the audience and it accidentally ended up gross that it became funny and hard to watch.Added to that,it also lacked tension required for a horror movie and the story became far from original and refreshing especially for horror movie fans.Despite the good portrayal of Sandra Snook and the presence of the gorgeous Mexican actress Ana de la Reguera,it ended up as a disappointment.