The PG-13 horror boom continues with this possession/demonic thriller THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY but unlike its current predecessors (i.e. PROM NIGHT, THE EYE, SHUTTER, and ONE MISSED CALL, to name a few) this film actually feels like it should be a PG-13 film as it is a character film that happens to have supernatural elements in it.
Molly Hartley (Haley Bennet) is about to turn eighteen at which point a deep and dark secret from her family’s past will surface and turn her world upside down. She is already experiencing a sense of isolation since she’s now living with her father (played by Jake Weber) after being attacked and almost killed by her own mother. Written by John Travis & Rebecca Sonnenshine THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY is a quest for one woman’s search for the truth about her life and where she fits in the world whether it be the recipient of demonic possession/forces or as a victim to the possibly deluded.
After the abysmal SHUTTER, ONE MISSED CALL, and PROM NIGHT, it was good to see a PG-13 film that didn’t play down to the audience. This is due mainly to director Mickey Liddell and his star Bennett, who presents a vulnerable and fragile woman who is confused by the situation put in by her parents who were taken advantage of by an unscrupulous character.
It is a shame that the film was ignored by audiences upon its theatrical release (they were all out watching the ever reliable SAW V) because the film is actually one of the better teenage horror films to come along in a long while.
Molly Hartley (Haley Bennet) is about to turn eighteen at which point a deep and dark secret from her family’s past will surface and turn her world upside down. She is already experiencing a sense of isolation since she’s now living with her father (played by Jake Weber) after being attacked and almost killed by her own mother. Written by John Travis & Rebecca Sonnenshine THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY is a quest for one woman’s search for the truth about her life and where she fits in the world whether it be the recipient of demonic possession/forces or as a victim to the possibly deluded.
After the abysmal SHUTTER, ONE MISSED CALL, and PROM NIGHT, it was good to see a PG-13 film that didn’t play down to the audience. This is due mainly to director Mickey Liddell and his star Bennett, who presents a vulnerable and fragile woman who is confused by the situation put in by her parents who were taken advantage of by an unscrupulous character.
It is a shame that the film was ignored by audiences upon its theatrical release (they were all out watching the ever reliable SAW V) because the film is actually one of the better teenage horror films to come along in a long while.
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