Lovely Molly (2011)

Newlywed Molly moves into her deceased father's house in the countryside, where painful memories soon begin to haunt her.

Director:

Eduardo Sánchez

Writers:

Jamie Nash (story), Eduardo Sánchez

Stars:

Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gretchen Lodge	...	Molly
Johnny Lewis	...	Tim
Alexandra Holden	...	Hannah
Field Blauvelt	...	Pastor Bobby
Ken Arnold	...	Samuels
Tara Garwood	...	Mother / Mall Woman
Camilla Zaidee Bennett	...	Little Girl
Kevin Murray	...	Hensley
Doug Roberts	...	Uncle Bert
Dan Manning	...	Doctor Dean
Daniel Ross	...	Victor
Brandon Thane Wilson	...	Spit Cup
Bus Howard	...	Crime Scene Cop
Josh Jones	...	Peter
Bethany Hoffman	...	Family Friend

Storyline

This film is about Molly and her new husband Tim. They've moved in to Molly's deceased parents house out in the country. But not long after they move in Molly starts getting haunted by forgotten memories, or so she thought. Her husband Tim is a truck driver and while he's away she starts seeing things and hearing things that she can't explain. She slips back in to old habits, involving drugs. Her sister Hannah gets worried about Molly, as is her Pastor, and her boss notices something is up too. But there is more to what is happening than most people know. It all comes out in the most horrific way, and not everyone is safe.

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Plot Keywords:

house | newlywed | death | murder | sister sister relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong disturbing violence and grisly images, some graphic sexual content and nudity, drug use and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Possession

Filming Locations:

Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amber Entertainment,Haxan Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gretchen Lodge won the 2012 Fright Meter Award for Best Actress for her performance.

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Soundtracks

Flicker
Written by Rob Hughes
Performed by The Whiskey Saints

User Reviews

A fine return to the horror genre from Eduardo Sánchez

A newly-wed couple move to a new home. This place was the childhood house of the wife, Molly. She experienced some trauma there as a child. Immediately on arrival strange frightening things begin to occur. As a recovering heroin addict, the terrifying events are put down by some to be the result of her returning to drugs. Her husband is mostly away from home because of his work, leaving Molly on her own. She films many things on a hand-held camera.

The latest film from Eduardo Sánchez, one of the co-directors of The Blair Witch Project, is a different kind of horror film from that one but with similarities. The film opens á la Blair Witch with a close up of a woman who is filming herself; she is in terror for reasons not yet understood. The videotaped material which appears throughout is generally a clear nod to that famous film. But that's where the similarities end, as Lovely Molly is a much more traditional supernatural horror movie. It's one of those films where the set-up allows for several possible answers to the unknown terror. Is the source of Molly's trauma the supernatural? Her inner demons? Is it drug-induced? By the end of the movie there are answers of sorts, although there remains an enigmatic quality. The audience are allowed to piece things together themselves. It's one of those pictures that you want to watch again after a first viewing to try to put together all the pieces of the puzzle.

Gretchen Lodge is excellent in the central role. It's a part which demands some emotionally fraught moments. Lovely Molly is all about the central character, most of everything is told from her perspective. Another significant contributing factor is the soundtrack. It's very eerie but it isn't typical horror music. The score is by the band Tortoise who are one of the pioneers of post-rock. The atmospherics they help create are pretty significant here; discordant humming and threatening sounds. Add to this the little weird details such as the horses' heads, the disconnected scenes of the neighbouring family or the weird shrine in the cellar. There are a lot of things to spook you out.

This has to go down as an excellent return to the horror genre by Sánchez. It has a good balance of suspense, mystery, weirdness and dramatics to ensure that Lovely Molly is one of the more interesting horror efforts of late.