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Title: The Amityville Horror (2005)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ryan Reynolds | ... | George Lutz | |
| Melissa George | ... | Kathy Lutz | |
| Jesse James | ... | Billy Lutz | |
| Jimmy Bennett | ... | Michael Lutz | |
| Chloë Grace Moretz | ... | Chelsea Lutz | |
| Rachel Nichols | ... | Lisa | |
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | Father Callaway | |
| Isabel Conner | ... | Jodie Defeo | |
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Brendan Donaldson | ... | Ronald Defeo |
| Annabel Armour | ... | Realtor | |
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Rich Komenich | ... | Chief of Police |
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David Gee | ... | ER Doctor |
| Danny McCarthy | ... | Officer Greguski | |
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Nancy Lollar | ... | Librarian |
| José Taitano | ... | Stitch | |
In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz along with their three children move into an elegant Long Island house. What they don't know is that the house was the site of a horrific mass murder a year before. They decide to keep the house and attempt to keep the horror in the past, but are now haunted by a murderous presence. This is until, George starts to behave weirdly and their daughter, Chelsea starts to see people. What follows is 28 days of sheer, unbridled terror for the family with demonic visions of the dead. Based on the true story of George and Kathy Lutz, The Amityville Horror remains one of the most horrifying haunted house stories ever told - because it actually happened. Written by Film_Fan
The Amityville Horror was much better than Boogeyman but still not the best this year. I enjoyed both The Ring Two and Cursed, among others, a little bit more. Don't get me wrong, Amityville had some genuinely creepy parts, along with some unintentionally funny ones.
George & Kathy Lutz (Ryan Reynolds & Melissa George) unexpectedly find their dream home at the deal-of-a-lifetime price. In fact, it seems to good to be true. George asks the realtor the catch. She exclaims that there were some murders in the house but that did not deter the Lutz's. Their reasoning being that it would be impossible for a house to cause people to kill.
Shortly after moving in, George experiences some strange developments in his health and attitude. Also, their daughter, Chelsea ( Chloë Grace Moretz), makes a new friend who her parents assume in imaginary. These are perhaps some of the creepiest parts of the movie, when the imaginary friend, Jodie (Isabel Conner), becomes visible to the audience and sometimes the cast. The scene with the insanely hot but pretty unlikeable babysitter, Lisa (Rachel Nichols), was pretty good.
The director, Andrew Douglas, did a good job by showing little differences in George's attitude and demeanor once he was out of the house. Ryan Reynolds also did a good job of portraying this to the audience. He has come a long way. Melissa George could also leave her mark in Hollywood if the right roles come along for her. I was pretty impressed by her performance almost as much as Ryan's.
While not the best of it's genre, The Amityville Horror has it's place amongst horror movies. It is worth seeing, as you can do much worse if you do not do your homework. 8/10