Mansión encantada (Haunted Mansion)

Another pointless remake in a sea of pointless remakes, reboots or whatever the term they use these days. This movie is even worse than the original with Eddie Murphy. The lead actor is completely miscast. But he's not the only one, Rosario Dawson and Owen Wilson are just there for the sake of being there. The other female actress, the psychic, completely unfunny, feels like they were going for the Whoopie Goldberg style role of 1990's Ghost but it fails on all levels. Danny De Vito, nice to see him but he doesn't shine and also he's not funny. In fact nothing was really funny. The movie was bland, generic, empty, devoid of any energy. Watching the lead actor was like watching Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot. What is he even doing in this movie and he is boring and feels like he didn't want to be in the movie. At least Eddie Murphy's role we got some laughs. I cannot believe I wasted 2 hours of my life with yet another Disney reboot stinker.

My friend who used to work at a movie theatre and who I hadn't seen in a while expressed interest in watching this one so I decided to oblige him on this point. I expected some laughs and innocent scares but while I was impressed with the visual effects, I didn't think there were many funny scenes or lines unless they were said by Danny DeVito. Still, I liked it fine most of the time and so did my friend. Nice to see all the familiar New Orleans landmarks since I and my friend only live a two-hour drive from there. This friend said he liked it better than the Eddie Murphy version which I've yet to watch. In summary, we both say give this Haunted Mansion a look. P. S. I personally thought it was a shame there was no scene of DeVito with his former "Taxi" co-star Marilu Henner who seemed wasted as a NO tourist.

2 out of 5 stars.

Haunted Mansion is a bad supernatural horror comedy film that is based on the disney ride which copies some cool theme park references. Compared to the original film which was okay. This film falls flat with its story. Direction. The script is filled with cheesy dialogue. Humor is bland that adults and kids will be bored of.

The acting is a bit stale with the cast ensemble. Giving forgettable performances. The story is not memorable. The humor fails to deliver laughs. Just felt more awkward.

The film could have been better. Especially being one of the most popular attractions at disney. The film falls flat in every aspect.

It wanted to score too easy, was way to slow and the jokes were to predictable all the times. Sorry to see they hurried the history plot line so much, which (on itself) would make a more than fine script. Also sorry to see that many of the beloved characters where also 'just there to be there'; if you blinked your eyes you could have mist it.

Nice to see the decor that makes the entourage of the attraction. But that's about it I'm afraid. The acting was almost on amateur level, the lines and the plot to thin. It made me even long for the previous version. Which also had a lot of things to comment on.

This is a frustrating one for me. I saw so many good ideas on display and committed performances from a game cast, but it all just felt kind of...wasted in the end.

And it's because it really felt like the cast and crew were working on a short leash. Everything about the narrative and visual presentation felt safe, sanitised, by-the-numbers, undercooked, and dull.

The film never gets silly enough to be memorable, even if it does get its share of decent laughs. And it also never gets scary or edgy enough to be memorable either.

There's no distinct style or vision here. It's like store-brand vanilla ice cream. There isn't even anything particularly wrong with it; it's just so bland that it's not going to be remembered for anything at all.