In the moment, for what it is, I mostly enjoyed "The Haunted Mansion" as a nice distraction on a Summer afternoon. I saw it with family and they really seemed to like it. But would I be interested in revisiting it in the future? Eh, probably not. It's a good twenty minutes too long, oddly low on laughs and high on that green-screen processed look. I just kept thinking back to the last time we did this, and the Muppets version is better.
That said, I really liked Lakeith Stanfield in the movie, the guy kills it as a grief-stricken loner; and that's really what the movie is, a story about loss (which I think is handled well enough). It's just that it's couched in a Disneyland movie that ultimately feels half-hearted, and never as fun as the ride.
That said, I really liked Lakeith Stanfield in the movie, the guy kills it as a grief-stricken loner; and that's really what the movie is, a story about loss (which I think is handled well enough). It's just that it's couched in a Disneyland movie that ultimately feels half-hearted, and never as fun as the ride.