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Director:
Andrew Pozza
Writers:
Derek Lee Nixon (story)
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Release Date:
10 March 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Plot:
Something awaits Tyler Jensen and his friends in the Hallettsville house. When Tyler's lifelong friends start dying, he must figure out a way to save himself, his girlfriend and the rest of the crew before the demons come. | add synopsis
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A rare gem that starts off well and fizzles out into a forgettable, underachieved conclusion more (6 total)

Cast

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Gary Busey ... Sheriff David Ketchum
Derek Lee Nixon ... Tyler Jensen

Logan Patrick Brown ... Luke

Katie Fountain ... April
Jordan Brower ... Mark

Jesse Janzen ... Jonathan
Brooke Baker ... Candice

Karoly Giardello ... Kristin

GiGi Erneta ... Mrs. Jensen

Aidan Marus ... Adam Lemmerich
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sheila Bailey ... Hannah
Patrick Brown ... Mr. Jensen
Nick Cadena ... Tylers Brother

Josh Chacona ... Sheriff Williams
Damon Chang ... Ang Wei

John Chilleri ... Ghost Boy 3
Natalie Lauren Clark ... Ghost Girl #2
Kevin Cox ... Mr. Boyers
Catherine Crowley ... Psychiatrist

Kristen Devine ... Ghost Girl 3

Zach Freeman ... David
Liza Happel ... Ghost Girl

Doran Ingram ... Albert Wentworth

Ayla Judson ... Ghost Girl
Sheila Lucas ... Grandma Hanna

Philip Marlatt ... Scottie

Frank Matthews ... Doctor
Gill Montie ... Uncle Jesse

David Precopia ... Sheriff Frank
Flood Reed ... Jimmy Wentworth

Andrew Rice ... Greg
Frank Salas Jr. ... FBI Agent
Michele Salem ... Amber
Ellar Salmon ... Young Tyler
Austin Tate ... Boy Ghost

Taylor Weaver ... Ghost Girl
Tom Weirich ... Pastor

Kate Young ... Excited Student
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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

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A rare gem that starts off well and fizzles out into a forgettable, underachieved conclusion, 18 March 2009
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Author: akardec from Midwest

Hallettsville is a rare gem that starts off well and fizzles out into a forgettable, underachieved conclusion. It's in an indie with the only name actor being Gary Busey, whose recent filmography probably won't get the attention of most viewers looking for an above average horror movies. Alas, I gave it a shot… online at Netflix, and I was pleasantly surprised. I expected a b horror movie with a predictable plot, lame acting, and lousy cinematography. But the Hallettsville has a lot of talent tucked into it's indie bundle.

First time director Andrew Pozza directed and co-wrote this supernatural thriller which has a very standard plot: A group of college aged friends go to one of the kids' parents' cabin where they later reveal that 'something bad happened.' It's true what they say: it's all been done before, but it's not the story you tell, it's how you tell it, and Pozza and company do it well… for a while.

The cinematography and sound design were the two things that I enjoyed the most about this film. The acting was solid as well accomplished. The dialogue was good for the most part and Busey's small role was well played and memorable. Most of the cast was solid as well and I couldn't help but notice one of them strangely resembled a young Johnny Depp. I wouldn't be surprised if his face shows up in a mainstream film one of these days.

Hallettsville is full of memorable scares and jumps, but the film becomes increasingly B-movie when the killing starts and we don't really see much of anything. The ending was just lame, and what the hell is up with the book? It brought nothing to the story, it only reminded me how similar to The Evil Dead this film was and it mislead me into believing that things would be better explained when they ultimately weren't.

However, this film deserves a lot of credit for the atmosphere it credited, but the third act really hurt the quality and turned my expectations belly up.

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