A Haunting at Silver Falls

A Haunting at Silver Falls
This was a pretty good movie that is geared towards kids from ages (approx.) 8-13. The acting was good and it was simplistic enough. Basically, it's a murder mystery and ghost story. The movie revolves around teens (no sex, no real drug taking, no soft porn), and the villains were the adults. It reminded me of stories my daughter used to read around the age of 10, such as R.L. Stine's Fear Street, ect. All in all a pretty good movie for the age group I mentioned.

As an adult I like films that are geared for adults, such as "MaMa" or "Bag of Bones". I rated this movie four stars for the benefit of older kids looking for something "clean cut" in the category of "haunted." That's a hard thing to find nowadays.

SHOCKINGLY NOT TOO SHABBY...
My expectations were lower than low for A Haunting at Silver Falls. I've seen too many horrible ghost movies in the past 10 years to even count, so I figured this would be nothing new. And though it's not technically anything "new", it does feel rather unique, which is asking a lot of movies nowadays. For the first half hour I was not as optimistic, however. The beginning of the movie really put me in the mind of Twilight (which is sooo NOT a good thing!) Too many hints of high school romance, too much focus on a teenage girl adjusting to her new home life, too much blandness. The decent acting was the only thing keeping my eyes on the screen, but I'm glad I continued watching because once the movie picked up I ended up really enjoying it. The twist at the end is what really peaked my interest - totally made the whole girl-growing-up-dealing-with-love-and-ghosts thing seem almost fresh once again. Sure, you've seen a lot of this story in a million other movies already, but compared to...

A Good Surprise
You see so much crap these days, and then expect the worst of the movies churned out. This was not one of those mishaps. A Haunting at Silver Falls was an unexpected surprise. I love a good ghost story and this movie didn't disappoint.

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