The Suffering

I had no expectations of this movie. I had never heard of it and came across it as recommended on a web site. I am a big fan of supernatural horror movies, and it's always nice to come across something a little out of the ordinary. Won't give away any spoilers, but the basic premise of the move is a man with a pregnant wife, goes away to evaluate an old mans large estate out in the middle of nowhere, and strange things happen. Could be anyone of a 100 movies right? But it develops quite nicely as it goes along, if a little slowly in places. The acting is pretty good, with some nice cinematography to carry it through. The one thing that I found let it down, was the story line became muddled in places, and certain, quite important facts, were just vaguely mentioned in passing. This may well be down to bad editing, which can always wreck a perfectly movie, but this one manages to just drag itself above average, hence 6 stars. A bit more pace, and a bit less editing, could have been 8 or 9.

I recently watched The Suffering (2016) on Tubi. The story follows a property appraiser reviewing a remote house owned by an eccentric man with a mysterious caretaker. As he becomes entangled in their world, bizarre events unfold, making him question whether he'll ever be able to leave.

Directed by Robert Hamilton (Key), the film stars Nick Apostolides (Aftermath), Elizabeth Deo (MANswers), Liz Christmas Taylor (Ninjas vs Monsters), and Regen Wilson (Fear the Walking Dead).

While the premise is unique and had potential, the writing, acting, and execution fall short. The performances feel like they belong in a made-for-TV production, and the pacing drags with little payoff. Despite a few atmospheric moments, the film lacks tension, kills, or gore-leaving little to recommend.

Overall, The Suffering is a stale entry in the horror genre that I suggest skipping. I'd rate it a 3/10.

So this what...appraiser? Whatever he is goes to this old home and is paid more and more as the movie progresses to continue his work. He keeps wanting to leave because he's seeing things and crazy things are happening.

This movie seems long and drawn out even tho it is not that long. And it's really not very good. 3/10

I can't believe virtually nobody has even heard of this movie. The suffering takes place in an old estate, where the main character Henry has been hired to appraise the property. In the opening scenes you can't shake the feeling something is off. The dialog, music, and sound effects come together in just the right ways to produce a unique creepy atmosphere to this movie.

As the movie progresses you encounter some good jump scares, a deeper complexity to the main character, and a great story line. The ending of the film is good, I honestly didn't see the twist coming until the big reveal at the end. I've watched this movie a couple times since I first watched it,the story line doesn't seem to lose appeal to me, and I've even found a few things I've missed.

I'm glad I stumbled upon this movie, it easily became one of my favorites.

This movie tries to be scary, but it's just annoying. About 3/4 in, I couldn't take anymore. Just not good, even though the acting and such is better than many B movies.