Haunting Sarah (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Ralph Hemecker

Writers (WGA):

Tony Phelan (teleplay) &
Joan Rater (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

3 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

As a mother (Raver) deals with the death of her young son, she learns that her niece is being contacted by the boy from beyond the grave.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Surprise Ending

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Kim Raver	...	Erica Rose / Heather Rose
Alison Sealy-Smith	...	Rosie
Rick Roberts	...	Edgar Lewis
Niamh Wilson	...	Sarah Lewis
Ryland Thiessen	...	David Lord
Gordon Tanner	...	Richard Lord
Terri Cherniak	...	Dr. Rachel Koenig
Ross McMillan	...	Psychic
Ernesto Griffith	...	ICU doctor
Marina Stephenson Kerr	...	Dr. Samantha Graton
Blake Taylor	...	Dr. Christopher Myman
Audrey Dwyer	...	Phebe
Harry Nelken	...	Hardware clerk
Krysia Andrzejczak	...	New teacher
Kristen Sawatzky	...	Woman

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Greece:K-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Edelstein Company

Soundtrack:

Voodoo Shoppe

Has Potential, but Fails Mostly in the End

The writer and college professor of mythology Erica (Kim Raver) and her pediatrician sister Heather (Kim Raver) are twin sisters and very connected since they were child. Erica's daughter Sarah (Niamh Wilson) and Heather's son David (Ryland Thiessen) are close as siblings. However, when David is hit by a car and dies in a silly accident, Sarah has premonitions and claims that she still talks and plays with her cousin. Meanwhile Erica finds that she is pregnant and need to rest and Heather is informed that she can not have a baby anymore. Erica travels to a cottage nearby a lake and Erica's maid Rosie (Alison Sealy-Smith) explains to Erica that the spirit of David does not realize that he abruptly died and is grabbed to Sarah waiting for the chance to reborn. But Erica does not believe in her words and sends Rosie back home, staying in the house with Sarah and Heather. When the spirit of David is aggressive with Sarah, Erica calls Rosie to help her.

"Haunting Sarah" has potential but unfortunately fails mostly in the end. The idea of the connection between twins and a spirit refusing to move on and wishes to reincarnate in a baby is intriguing and even spooky in some moments, but not well explored. Unfortunately the writer and the director never decide whether the movie is drama or horror and give a commercial unsatisfactory resolution to the plot. There are many flaws in the development of the characters, like for example, the confused relationship of Erica and Heather – is Heather an evil twin? Why did she build a spirit house? Why Erica follows her in the end? Edgar is very weak and disappointing, taking no attitude; it would be better off that Erica was divorced; and why David would transform in a fiend in his after death and hurt his beloved cousin? In the hands of Stephen King and Mary Lambert, this movie might be great. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Aparição" ("Apparition")