616 Wilford Lane

I did not go in to this with much expectations. The movie started out promisingly (when there was no dialogue), but once the characters started talking, it went downhill. It quickly became apparent that this would be a poorly produced fare with mediocre script and acting. The horror component was mild, and would definitely disappoint hardcore horror fans. At this point, the movie deserved a 3 rating.

What was interesting however, were the couple of twists towards the end of the movie. I found them refreshing as they were totally unexpected given the flow of the movie. You typically have a sense of what is going to happen in such movies, so these twists were welcome. So I am bumping the rating to 5.

Is it a must see? Probably not. But it definitely isn't the worst option available to watch out there.

A grieving man (John Littlefield) and his two girls (Alyson Gorske & Jessica Chancellor) move to a town in Northern California where he purchased an incredible mansion at a curiously low price. When strange things start happening, they hear rumors of the manor's infamous past. Jasmine Waltz is on hand as the sultry realtor while Eric Roberts plays an amiable neighbor.

"616 Wilford Lane" (2021) has the setting of "Glass House: The Good Mother" (2006), an awesome mansion in sunny California, but with an altogether different story, à la spooky goings-on in the manner of M. Night Shyamalan mixed with "The Amityville Horror" (1979/2005). There's a creepy element that goes back to the "Amelia" episode of "Trilogy of Terror" (1975), just don't expect a crazy Zuni doll.

The flick works well as is, but the creators insisted on tacking on an ending that I don't want to say too much about. It can still be enjoyed yet the "creative" climax lowers my grade. It just wasn't needed. I should add that my wife was impressed by the twist.

The three key women are a highlight with Jessica standing out.

The movie runs 1 hour, 25 minutes, and was shot in California, presumably Auburn, which is 25-30 miles northeast of Sacramento in Northern Cal.

GRADE: B-

The movie will keep you entertain from the very first scene it's a blend of Amityville Horror House & Paranormal activity.

The movie is not that horror but there are few Paranormal scenes which will remind you that this is a horror movie after all.

Last 10 minutes plot twist was totally unexpected. There is no such thing as time waste if you are watching a movie overall it's a decent 85 minutes movie.

I surprisingly liked this one. At first I thought it was too slow..but keep watching..it gets better more towards the end...plot twist u didn't see coming...

This movie started out pretty good and then it completely crashed and burned. Do scary movies even exist anymore? I love movies about the paranormal and horror movies in general but ppl keep making sub genres while still calling them horror.

Like Jordan Peele. They're good movies but they're not horror and they're not scary. They're "messaging horror" where they all have some social meaning of telling ppl to be kind to each other or putting a spotlight on mental illness.

I want The Conjuring, The Exorcist, Freddy, Jason and Michael. That's scary, that's horror.. not these new movies that want to make some point, send some deep message or just aren't any good.

This movie is no different. It presents itself as one type, then changes it completely as you're watching it. I don't want to give any spoilers so you'll have to see for yourself what went so wrong.

It's an understatement to call this movie disappointing. It had so much potential and failed miserably.