I really enjoyed The House On Pine Street right up until the ending, it had everything, a great atmosphere and a story that kept me that was keeping me invested, right up until the very end. I have to admit, I really don't like movies that are a fake out. If you are going to have a haunted house story, give the audience a few ghosts. Not 'energies'. In other words, don't promise us cake, then serve ice cream.
Also, there seemed to be a very strong anti-woman vibe through the movie, the wife being gaslit, her terror ignored and the told that she was at fault. That her anger and hate was the cause of everything. Wow, just...wow.
As much as I enjoyed the movie, the scares and build up of tension, the ending was what ruined it for me.
It's still a scary movie, but would have worked better if their had actually been a ghost or demon, or anything.
The film is very reminiscent of the old horrors made decades ago where the woman is experiencing something terrifying and their husbands, boyfriends etc abuse them verbally and dismiss them as being selfish or hysterical. I was hoping that films had moved beyond that trope but apparently not.
Also, there seemed to be a very strong anti-woman vibe through the movie, the wife being gaslit, her terror ignored and the told that she was at fault. That her anger and hate was the cause of everything. Wow, just...wow.
As much as I enjoyed the movie, the scares and build up of tension, the ending was what ruined it for me.
It's still a scary movie, but would have worked better if their had actually been a ghost or demon, or anything.
The film is very reminiscent of the old horrors made decades ago where the woman is experiencing something terrifying and their husbands, boyfriends etc abuse them verbally and dismiss them as being selfish or hysterical. I was hoping that films had moved beyond that trope but apparently not.