misscath-02668 Started out great but 1/2 hour in I got quickly bored. A few scary scenes. That ghost hunter girl looked like she was reading off cue cards. The rest of the cast were good though, especially the older ghost hunter. This is just another ghost/paranormal activity theme, been done to death. Clichéd ending.

Darkdaxter The entire movie takes place in a painfully small set that is woefully bare and not scary in the least. Part of the "horror" is supposed to be how run-down this 5 room plus bath "farmhouse" that seems more like a large studio apartment actually is. More than anything this just annoys me. They leave the floors absolutely filthy so you can see the gusts of wind better, but all the characters go in and out of the house barefoot. There aren't any scary trinkets or macabre warnings to be seen either, just spoiled food, dirt, and leaves. None of the actors mesh well together. Laura Petersen is hot sure, but her acting is positively dreadful and her anti-science responses aren't exactly enlightened rebuttals. There's no spirited debate between her and the scientists. The younger scientist tries and fails, and while the older does well, he can't carry the whole movie himself.Past this horrible setup you are given next to no information about anything. Not the characters themselves, not the house, not the former tenants, not the science... You get some insight into the ghost at the very end, but not nearly enough.This movie is great for abnegation because it's​ nothing but long boring stretches of time. You will question every choice they make, and be left wondering about all the details.

cherokeecjones The buildup was slow, the scary parts were not scary, and the only ones who were relatively okay at acting were the two men. The female was annoying and when she would 'feel the presence' her acting was just terrible. I couldn't take any of it seriously like I would when watching a better horror film. She made me want to punch her in the face. Maybe next time they should find someone who seems like they actually went through acting school.The ending was trash. Really? Pulled her by a chain? Stupid. The whole film was a mess and not even worth it.DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. There are plenty of other films you could be watching that are better than this one.If you like it, to each their own. I wouldn't ever recommend it or give it any more of my time ever again.Hope you like to be disappointed.

samkan Scope limitations built-in, dozens of haunted house films get churned out. Surprise, THE DEAD ROOM, for the first 90% of it's length, does an admirable job by exercising restraint with acting, dialog, and -especially, pace. Avoiding sub-plots, character flaws, back-stories and other melodrama, this is a fun flick. One devise I always abhor is the routine belief, acceptance, etc., in "paranormal" research; i.e., in reality there is no such thing. However, TDR uses such effectively by treating such modestly. But TDR's end is a disaster. Why not end the film with a low-key statement about the effect of the event on each character? TIP: Toward the end when the engineer character sees mist coming off a wall in the back room, turn the film off, imagine the house burns down, and you'll have a better movie experience.