Haunting of the Mary Celeste (2020)

Rachel, a concerned researcher, and her team have set out to sea to prove that the disappearance of a family and crew from a merchant ship was for reasons having to do with the supernatural... See full summary »

Director:

Shana Betz

Writers:

Jerome Olivier (story), David Ross (story)

Stars:

Emily Swallow, Richard Roundtree, Ava Acres

Cast

Credited cast:
Emily Swallow	...	Rachel
Richard Roundtree	...	Tulls
Ava Acres	...	Jennifer / Sophia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pierre Adele	...	Aldo
Alice Hunter	...	Cassandra

Storyline

Rachel, a concerned researcher, and her team have set out to sea to prove that the disappearance of a family and crew from a merchant ship was for reasons having to do with the supernatural. Her theory that those on the Mary Celeste vanished into a "rift" between dimensions proves true as the boat breaks down and her crew begins to vanish one by one.

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Taglines:

Fear Lies Beneath

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Genres:

Horror

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User Reviews

You might be bored out of your seat...

First of all, I must say that the movie's cover/poster was actually the best part about the entire movie. Yeah, a sad thing to say, I know, but that is actually the truth.

And the movie's cover was just way too reminiscent of the 2002 movie "Ghost Ship", for better or worse. Sure, I like the cover of both movies, but they are actually two very similar covers. And the movies actually share similarities as well. So go figure.

Well, the storyline told in the 2020 movie "Haunting of the Mary Celeste" turned out to be rather mundane and boring actually. Very little of anything worthwhile watching took place throughout the course of the entire movie. Which made for a very prolonged movie, let me just tell you that. So in my opinion then writers Jerome Olivier and David Ross didn't really manage to deliver a wholesome and entertaining movie.

Richard Roundtree was actually the actor whose performance carried the movie and made it somewhat bearable to sit through the ordeal that is known as "Haunting of the Mary Celeste". It should be said that the acting performances were adequate from all people on the cast list, but it was Richard Roundtree that stood out as the most memorable performer in the movie.

For a horror movie then "Haunting of the Mary Celeste" was bland, so very, very bland. And there was absolutely nothing scary about the story whatsoever. So I can't claim to be overly impressed with what director Shana Betz managed to do with the material from the writers.

If you enjoy a proper horror movie then "Haunting of the Mary Celeste" is not the best of choices, as there are far more scary horror movies readily available.

My rating of "Haunting of the Mary Celeste" ends on a mere three out of ten stars. I wasn't impressed, nor particularly entertained. And this is definitely not a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Website Trailer Premiere

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2020 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Haunting of the Mary Celeste

Company Credits

Production Co:

Featured Artists Agency

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1