House of Good and Evil (2013)

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

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

For 70 minutes, a bunch of seemingly insignificant things happen like phones ringing and pies baking and cell phone chargers being missing and axes being shown, and you think to yourself, man it is going to be great when they tie all these things together into a shocking surprise ending! The surprise is that they actually were insignificant events, and that nothing frightening, tense, or remotely interesting happens at all. If they had have used any of the not-especially-creative plot turns that I imagined happening as I was watching, this movie could have had some redeeming value, like: The old lady is actually her in the future... She finds out she is pregnant again after her husband dies... The creepy realtor is in some kind of cult that looks to sell this house to turn the new owners into some kind of sacrificial offering. But alas it turns out that the only redeeming use for this film is to have something to recommend to someone who doesn't realize that you actually strongly dislike them. They will know once they watch, or they will no longer want to be friends with you for suggesting it.If you actually watched the movie and are only reading this after the fact, rate this review helpful if you found the review to be more entertaining than the movie itself.

What can I say about this film? Everything about it was terrible, from the wretched overacting to the senseless plot. The main character, Maggie, goes from scene to scene doing and saying things that have absolutely nothing to do with anything that's happened in the movie. The ending answers nothing, so if you are like me and need to finish what you started just to see what happens...just don't.What's the significance of the phone?? I've never seen a couple go from hot to cold so fast and repeatedly. Why is the spare room locked? The musical score seems to be off, why the dramatic crescendo for nothing? If you're going to a certain place just to make a phone call, how do you forget your phone? Baptism, really??I could go on, but I'm exhausted from all the eye rolling.

I didn't understand this storyline at all! What was the point in the film? Or what was the moral of the story? It was also terrible acting and wouldn't class it as a thriller or a horror. It's definitely a low budget film with no real story to it. The girl that plays Maggie is annoyingly awful. Also that they absolutely adore one another one minute then hate each other the next is strange. It's not realistic at all and didn't really make me want to jump up to find out what happens next. I don't think I'll be recommending the film anytime soon. It's just confusing. My boyfriend fell asleep 20 minute after starting as he was bored and normally he never fails to stay awake during a film. It's a waste of time money and energy. Sorry.

If I have to choose one genre I choose horror, and as a fan of horror I obviously Watch a lot of horror Movies. Furthermore, as a fan of horror you cannot really have high expectations in general because horror Movies are what they are.That said, you still expect some degree of quality when you read about the plot and find it interesting, but boy was I disappointed with House of Good and Evil.Plot: married couple relocates to the countryside trying to salvage their marriage after a tragic loss of their unborn Child.Many horror Movies have low to medium budget and the creators succeed in various degrees to put out a nice package. This Movie has a "nice package". It is well made, has an intriguing title, decent actors. But...in the end it is quite a bore. The ending is a total disappointment and the writer, to me, probably ran out of gas or suffers from limited imagination.The title was promising, I expected a totally different turn-out, to be frank, the turn-out was negative. I cannot really write what I expected because then I would spoil the Movie for you.Negative is also the pacing, in the beginning the "horror" comes on too strong and a bit too early, and after those initial horrific elements they die out and are left hanging and unexplored. Some might classify this as being a red herring and thus being somewhat clever. However, I say you cannot stray too far away from your initial horror elements which should convey where the Movie is going. So...the initial build-up does not equal the ending which I also Think is boring and shows signs of bad imagination and taking the easy way out.I still give it 4 out of 10 because it has decent actors, standard production values. Qualitywise it is like Whisher, the Unborn, Prophecy 4 & 5, although not of the same sub-genres.