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Haunted Mansion - Review
Matthew Brady - wrote on 08/10/2023
Haunted Mansion is better than some had made it out to be. The film focuses on grief and how it has affected some of the characters but how it also makes them an easy target for grief-hungry spirits.
I do have issues with it. The film is too long, clocking in two hours. The main villain is generic and even has a generic evil laugh. To be fair - I would never guess Jared Leto played the part if I didn’t know beforehand.
There was one moment where Lakeith Stanfield gave a surprisingly emotional performance that was moving. It would have been even more effective if there was no sad music underneath it because you don't need to cue the audience that you have to feel sorry for the character now, as the emotion is already there. Unfortunately, the scene got ruined by forced and …
