The Nesting - Haus des Grauens

With a budget of 3 million you expect a certain level of competence, alas no such thing can be found here.

Originally titled Remorse this is another one of those horrors which leaves the viewer pondering whether what they are witnessing is supernatural or purely mental illness.

Truth be told I didn't ponder too hard as I simply didn't care.

This unforgivably dull, boring, lifeless horror effort has been done before so many times but rarely this poorly.

Unengaging, weakly made and an all round bore.

The Good:

Katrina Law

The Bad:

Relies too much on jump scares

Recycled

Dreadful plot

It's what I fear most about a horror movie I've never heard about. The studio is one I've never heard of...and I watch a LOT of B horror movies. The actors names are not any that I recognize. Still, I'm open to a surprise or two. I have to say, the acting is good. However, having said that, there is such a thing about TOO many dream scenes. I can stand one or two...but when there's too many...it seems like I can't tell what's real or not. ANNOYING. Also...not too many jumps in this movie. It's a good flick, keeps you interested, but really not something that I'll watch again. $1.60 goes to Redbox for bad movie night with my beautiful wife.

My word, there are bad films with good actors and the occasional good film with bad actors but really? The women in the film obviously have done some acting, I don't have a problem with them. The men, especially the lead, are shocking. Amateurish, wooden and just plain awful. The story is not much cop either. This review doesn't contain spoilers because the film is already spoilt.

An extremely bad attempt at constructing a film based around the loss of a soon to be bride and the purchase of a house with a supernatural history needing renovation.

The film starts badly with a male lead who makes my hairstyle look good (I am bald) and a marriage proposal that belies the law of physics with rose petals.

Acting is poor, story and script weak and effects more aural than visual.

The other reviewer I can only assume is both physically and mentally incontinent, reproducing what he saw on screen in his underwear.

Don't waste your time....... You have been warned.

On a dark and stormy night, attractive Katrina Law (as Lori) arrives at a farmhouse mansion. We learn she's going to live there and marry strange boyfriend Jody Quigley (as Doug). We know Mr. Quigley is strange due to how he sets up a scene to scare Ms. Law, before proposing to her. Also, nobody but a set designer would set-up as many candles in a room as does Mr. Quigley; and, his character is never mentioned as being a set designer. Well, Quigley's mansion is a "fixer-upper" and he is restoring the old house. There is s shutter in the front he never gets right. Of course, locals warn Quigley that his house has a dark past. Early in the running time, Quigley meets flirty jogger Lili Bordán (as Jamie) and changes her flat...

This could best be described as a psychological thriller...

Most of the action comes to rest on Quigley's "Doug" character. While we see a progression, there may be no otherworldly reason for his exaggerated reactions, other than good (or bad) old-fashioned guilt. At first, we assume the house is a "living" character, but perhaps the past tragedies are only a coincidence. At the conclusion, it's not real clear. It would have helped if there was some link between "Doug" and a more clearly defined house. Although having him inherit the estate from distant relatives is a cliché, it would complement and add some authority to the story. Director Quinn Saunders manages to engage with stark quietness surrounded by a few jolts, but the ending struggles to tie things up quickly and without satisfaction.

*** Apparition/ Remorse (2015/05/05) Quinn Saunders ~ Jody Quigley, Katrina Law, Lili Bordán, Dave Droxler