The Selling

I loved this little gem of a horcom and can't recommend it highly enough! I put this movie on half expecting to trash it partway through but found myself laughing harder than I have in a long time, watching till the last frame to ensure I had caught every bit of comedy tucked inside the credits. Give it a watch if you don't take your horror too seriously and you like a little silly slapstick goofiness. I really hope to see more from the writer, director, producers and actors!

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.

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.)

Watched movie not knowing what to expect except for a real estate sale. Because of its quirkiness including characters, I found myself gradually laughing more than being scared. After a couple laughs, it got habitual even climaxing. I would rate this movie as the standard for a comedy horror to beat. Note I define it as a comedy first. It is Diani's masterpiece. In hindsight, just the thought of 2 guys trying to flip a haunted house says it all.