The Selling

The Selling is a great example of the Little Movie That Could. With a small budget, a first-time director, and a cast of mostly unknowns; it COULD have been a disaster. Most films with these conditions end up with bad acting, predictable dialogue, and aren't over soon enough. But The Selling avoids all of these pitfalls and just chugs right along, and ends up being a delightful, entertaining movie with heart (complete with pumping blood) and just enough laughs to keep older kids and adults alike entertained throughout.

Written by and starring Gabe Diani, the movie is filled almost equally with suspense and horror as much as it is slapstick humor and dialogue that would make Abbott and Costello proud. First time director Emily Lou keeps the pace going and makes it seem like this under-exposed cast has been working together for years.

Told without a swear word, this is a GREAT movie for families, although it may be unsuitable for the wee ones due to the blood & scary scenes as well as a quick drug references.

Over all, I gave this movie an 9 out of 10. Not bad at all for some first-time film makers, and I have the feeling its only going to get better from here.

Funniest movie I've seen in a long time, cleverly spearing a lot of horror movie conventions while keeping a fairly even balance between scariness and laugh-out-loud humor. I've always wanted to see a ghost movie where the protagonist doesn't just shrink in terror or go into some kind of slow-motion coma. This is it! There's a lot packed in here with plenty of throwaway jokes and surprises. Barry Bostwick's cameo as Father Jimmy the exorcist is priceless and tells us that the creative team really knew its film history. The end credit scenes (watch to the very end) are magnificent non sequiturs. Well done. (The credits say 2012 but information says 2021 release. I wonder why the gap.)

Whenever I watch a movie where a family buys a haunted house I always wonder what an ordeal the real estate agent went through behind the scenes. Words can not express how happy I was to find a movie about exactly that, and that it's actually good. It would have been so easy for this to be an unfunny mess with a good premise, but there's a good amount of heart mixed in with some fun jokes.

Side note: Evie Barret from Stan Against Evil was in this and I was going nuts the whole movie trying to remember what I knew her from.

Is this a GREAT movie that has you on the edge of your seat..? Is this something you tell your friends and family about..? Absolutely not... and it's not meant to be. It's your average movie with its average twist and turns. BUT, it keeps your attention and it keeps it well. It keeps you on your toes enough to be intrigued. I found myself enjoying this film immensely. I found it to be hilarious at times, slightly scary at times, and quite intriguing at times. I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for a solid casual movie night.

When you're in the mood for a corny, campy humorous horror flick this is it! Lots of laughs, really enjoyed it.:)