Christina's House (2000)

The teenager Christina, her younger brother Bobby, and their father James Tarling moves to a rented house in a small town in Washington to be close to Christina's mother Joanne, who is ... See full summary »

Director:

Gavin Wilding

Writer:

Stuart Allison

Stars:

Brendan Fehr, Brad Rowe, Allison Lange

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brendan Fehr	...	Eddy Duncan
Brad Rowe	...	Howie Rhodes
Allison Lange	...	Christina Tarling
John Savage	...	James Tarling
Lorne Stewart	...	Bobby Tarling
Crystal Bublé	...	Karen
Jerry Wasserman	...	Sheriff Mark Sklar
Chelsea Hobbs	...	Suzy Cooper
Sigrid M. Spade	...	Michelle
Chilton Crane	...	Joanne Tarling
Linden Banks	...	Dr. David Lescher
Zuzana Marlow	...	Nurse
David Abbott	...	Mr. Fox

Storyline

The teenager Christina, her younger brother Bobby, and their father James Tarling moves to a rented house in a small town in Washington to be close to Christina's mother Joanne, who is interned in an asylum. The house is being repaired by Howie Rhodes and Christina has a boy friend, the bad boy Eddy Duncan. While in the house, Christina hears noises and has a permanent feeling that another person lives there, but her father believes it is the structure being settled. When two teenagers vanishes, the weird sheriff Mark Sklar visits the Tarling family, since the last place the teenagers were seen alive was nearby their home. When a dead body is found in a river close to the house, the sheriff investigates the place, trying to find the guilty for the crime.

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Plot Keywords:

house | mental institution | old house | murder | neck breaking | 

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Taglines:

Stay Awake. Breathe your Life depends on it.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2000 (Malaysia)

Also Known As:

A Casa da Morte

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Christina's House Productions, Hilltop Entertainment, Rampage Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Wisher (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Hero"
Performed by Longshot
Written by Brad Kazer

User Reviews

Good suspense, average plot

A pretty good B horror movie. It was suspenseful, the plot was a little above mediocrity, but not great. Not much for gore hounds I'm afraid, though there was some blood near the end. The acting was very good, but then, I usually watch stuff like Polonia Bros. and other Microbudget rubbish.

What we have here is a pretty teenage girl played by Allison Lange, who has moved with her father and little brother into an old house. Some creepy things start to happening in this house and it slowly builds up to a climactic ending. Very much in the style of some of the 70s horror, such as 'Amittyville Horror.' This isn't as good as that, because the plot is very predictable after 30 years of such movies, but it is worth watching.

The one thing that stands out is the father and his relationship with Christina. I haven't seen any mention of this in the reviews I have read, but the father seems to have an unnatural love for his daughter, and she seems to know it, but represses it. When she was washing the dishes at one point, he told her something like, 'you look good tonight Christina.' She clearly felt awkward and changed the subject.

All in all, I give this slightly above average suspense horror a 6 out of 10. But Allison Lange should be commended for her acting and I would say deserves to be in some better pictures in the future.