This is not the original, which I have previously blogged about, but the just-as-good remake because if you can combine a horror movie with a mostly shirtless Ryan Reynolds, why wouldn't you?The Lutz family think they've hit the jackpot when they score an enormous waterfront house on Long Island but soon discover that the price tag was hiding a sordid history. The previous residents were murdered as they slept by one of the sons (Brendan Donaldson) who claimed he heard voices that drove him to kill. As Kathy Lutz (Melissa George) grapples with her husband and children's altered behavior, she digs deeper into the history of the house and uncovers a dark and bloody history.
So this adds a shitload of unnecessary backstory as to why the house is haunted which leads to some disturbing imagery but not really a lot of plot relevance. I'm not mad at it, though, because the visuals are really well done. Stellar work by Isobel Conner as creepy dead child Jodie. Reynolds has always been very good at switching between comic and dramatic parts and he is definitely the star of this show, even without the abs. They don't hurt, mind you, but he didn't need them.
Both Amityville Horrors are currently streaming on Hulu.
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