Mrs. Amworth (2007) (V)

Director:

Frank Sciurba

Writer:

Frank Sciurba

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Everyone is dying to meet their beautiful new neighbor. But soon after the mysterious young widow moves into the quiet...

Cast

Magenta Brooks	...	Mrs. Amworth
Daniel Ross	...	Jed Stokely
Christy Sullivan	...	Sarah McMillan
James Nalitz	...	Doc
Ben Murrie	...	Journalist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heather Fagan	...	Mrs. Carter
Jonathan Raymond	...	Luke Carter

Directed by
Frank Sciurba

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Frank Sciurba

Produced by
Tom Basham	....	producer

Film Editing by
Frank Sciurba

Distributors

• Brain Damage Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• GoDigital Media Group (2011) (USA) (all media)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Purcellville, Virginia, USA

A non-standard vampire story

I got this video in a collection of horror DVDs. I did not know anything about it, other than the title, "Mrs. Amworth", was the name of a British movie made in 1975 about a vampire.

This movie was apparently shot in 2007, in video. The picture quality is actually very good, much better than expected.

So, the story centers around a charming small town that could be anywhere in the USA. (A license plate does reveal that the actual state is Virginia, in case you're curious.) An attractive widow, Claire Amworth, moves into the neighborhood. Claire is elegant, sophisticated, and has traveled extensively. Her neighbors are charmed by her. Around the same time, young people start getting ill and unexpectedly die, only to come back to life shortly afterward. One would think that such horrible events would cause enormous panic in this town? Well, it does generate some interest with the local newspaper, which decides to investigate. But what about the police? The newspaperman learns that Mrs. Amworth, from all her experience, may be much older than she appears. There may be other dark secrets to uncover. Of course, it is not easy to get people to believe what the newspaperman says.

I found the story to be slow, and the characters doing things that I would not generally believe. I mean, I agree that the whole point of horror is watching people do things they should not do (going inside haunted houses or digging in graveyards, always at night) but this seemed worse.

The camera-work was great, and the characters seemed well-chosen for their roles. I think something much better could have been made.