Paranormal Attraction

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I really am having some hard time believing that those actors get paid for doing this sort of job. The only person who knew how to act, was that blonde girl. And director seems like a person how couldn't even effort a slow Mo camera. After watching the title I wasn't expecting to watch the conjuring, but sometimes I like to watch bad movie just to kill time and that's it. But this movie is so annoying.

How can you get funding to be so bad at making a fairly simple movie. It doesnt even hit the b list horror criteria. So bad.

Anytime I review a film and it is just bad I try to at least give it 2 stars for effort. Some have even failed at that. This one deserves at least that, though barely. All I can say that really hasn't been said in the reviews (unless I missed it) is just watch the trailer on YouTube. That should've been as far as I went with it, but alas, here I am warning you not to follow these footsteps.

"Paranormal Attraction" is a slow moving low budget horror flick. Sara Meyers (Brooklyn Haley) is apparently trying to start a moving company, and her friend Melanie has hired her to stay at a house and pack it up so she can sell it. Melanie doesn't really explain why the previous owners left so quickly, leaving pretty much their entire belongings, but we have suspicions since the prologue hints of a violent murder taking place there. Sara starts to clean, taping what she's doing so she can use it as an advertisement for her company. She is joined occasionally by her "bestie" Kelly and Kelly's boyfriend Nick. As a backstory, it turns out that part of the reason Sara has taken this job is that she is running away from a very abusive and scary ex-boyfriend. But as she starts to clean the house, strange things start happening. Sara worries that someone has broken in, so she calls the police, and as is sort of typical, one of the police takes a liking to Sara and they start one of those "only in the movies" relationships. However, in a sort of nice change of pace, the officer is a woman. But as time goes on, whatever is causing the strange things to happen won't leave Sara alone and finally shows itself ... "Paranormal Attraction" has some things going for it. The lead actors and actresses are appealing and do a nice job, the fact that the relationship we see is woman/woman makes it far more interesting than these things usually are, and the two actresses involved (Haley and Nicole Cinaglia) actually have a nice, easy-going chemistry that makes us sort of root for them. But it also has things against it. It's way too slow to reveal what's going on, and there is way too much "non-horror" stuff going on. And there's an old joke that asks why would anyone stay in a house that appears haunted. Well, you'll ask about that in spades when you see what happens to Sara. Not just noises, but shapes, door open and close, rooms get ransacked, clothes literally throw themselves at her... crazy amount of stuff that definitely makes you wonder why she sticks around. So a mixed bag. I've gotta admit I found it a pleasant way to spend 90 minutes, but if you're looking for big scares or extreme horror or "found footage" you won't find it here.

Director Alex T. Hwang brings us Paranormal Attraction. Sara Myer (Brooklyn Haley), Is offered a deal to clean out a abandoned house by a realtor (Jennifer Nangle) who is friends with her. She is coming off a bad relationship and breakup and feels this will be great to keep her mind off of things. With out wasting anytime we learn this house has evil spirits occupying it. There is more to the story that the previous owners just left it. As Sarah starts cleaning it out she starts uncovering details of the past residents. Strange knocks and happenings begin occurring and nightmares of an unknown man begin haunting her. She enlists the aid of her 2 friends, Kelly (Eden Shae Beck), and her stoner boyfriend Nick (Hunter Johnson). Also a long for the ride is a sexy police officer. Officer Evelyn Bennett (Nicole Cinaglia) is called in to help investigate and Sarah and her begin to click and fall in love. One of the highlights is a game of Truth or Dare that starts off fun but then gets really crazy and nothing that unfolds is what you expect. Terrifying events draws the 4 main characters to the limit. I have said in the past I love movies with minimal characters. I always think it's a challenge to pull that off. But what this has going for it is a great story and great actors. Brooklyn Haley hits another home run with her performance. Her emotions and actions are truly explored to there fullest here. The relationship ship with officer Evelyn is comfortably displayed and unfolds very nicely. You believe they are really attracted and are in love. There is even the bully guy (Darell M. Davie)you want bad things to happen too. My favorites are her 2 friends Nick and Kelly. They have great chemistry with each other and with Sarah. While watching you really feel they are real friends. The time spent was well spent. From there goofy cleanup montage and BBQ everything feels real and not forced. You can have the greatest performances but without a good story it's lost. This is a horror movie and you want to be scared. The jumps and beautiful camerawork creates a scary scenario that should be watched with the lights out. So many times is horror movies dark scenes are so dark you can't see anything. This is lighted perfect and all the action unfolds clearly. Dialogue is crisp and a musical score you on the edge of the seat. Sarah is going through a horrifying experience and perfectly displays it. Brooklyn is now and adult and plays the part well here. Her nightmare scenes as well as a chilling bathtub scene are played with sheer professionalism and you can see this young lady loves acting. This movie just keeps building and building to a satisfying yet unexpected ending. Look for genre favorites Thomas Haley and Charles Chudabala in cameos. Charles always delights in whatever movie he appears. He is one gifted actor who offers boyish charm to his roles that make you like him automatically.

I saw the trailer for Paranormal Attraction on JoBlo Horror Trailers and was intrigued, so I decided to check it out. I'm already gearing up for Halloween horror movie watching season! I'm a fan of indie horror films and this movie is a new take on the classic creepy abandoned house subgenre. A young woman named Sara moves into the house and learns of its tragic past while a rookie cop helps her investigate. I definitely enjoyed the movie and I think if you're a fan of indie horror then you will too.

Trailor and poster were great, so we picked this movie for our date night. Great job on the casting especially the blonde girl who played Kelly. She was so quirky and she stole every scene she was in. The movie keeps you guessing about the backstory and what's going to happen next. The flashbacks were fun and their was a scene where the main character seems to be there in the flashback. That was cool. Fun movie

The characters are very likable. Good acting all around. Nice surprises and plot twists. The music is very effective and well done. Some of the bloodier moments are very believable. Well done!

There is some production value --even an opening helicopter shot. The acting is horrendous. And let me give you one non-spoiler example at how poor the writing is: Basically after the titles the main woman is in bed with her laptop. The bathroom door slowly opens. She gets freaked and goes to look but takes like 2 minutes to slowly y close her laptop before getting out of bed. Who would do that? Ed Wood. The movie is also real slow. And doesnt make a ton of sense. So with all the production value, it seems they skimped on actors who could act, writers who could write and directors who could direct.