This is one of those films that's good right up until the ending when it sucks. When Leigh (Catalina Sandino Moreno) dies after inspecting a house on the market, her sister Vera (Naya Rivera) begins looking into the circumstances. She traces the trouble back to the original owner's 17-year-old daughter, Hannah (Ashley Rickards), and a pact the girl might have made with the devil.
Okay, first things first, ladies. If you meet a cute boy and he tells you he knows a way you can score a lot of extra money and all you have to do is go to a crossroads and say your name, politely say no and GTFO. This has been your daily PSA.
The first half of this movie is waaaaaay better than the second half. I was really enjoying the flashbacks of young Hannah trying to cope with what she had unwittingly agreed to, interspersed with Leigh's increasing concern. Once the action shifts to focus solely on Vera, the whole thing kind of goes pear-shaped and unfortunately falls headlong into a Rosemary's Baby/The Omen death spiral. I was hoping for some kind of commentary, a metaphor maybe about whatever message this movie was espousing (nurture > nature?), but got nothing.
Pumpkin rating: 2.9/5
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