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The spirits make way too much noise in "An American Haunting," a supernatural tale whose overbearing clamor is redeemed to a large extent by engaging performances and fine 19th century period detail. Like its awful modern cousin, last year's "The Amityville Horror" remake, things don't go bump in the night in "American Haunting" — they go shrieking and caterwauling. Read the full review
In Tennessee during the 1800s, an unrelenting demon haunts and torments a teenage girl and her wealthy family. The story is based on the alleged only documented case in American history in which a spirit caused a person's death.
Director: Courtney Solomon
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd Wood, James D'Arcy, Matthew Marsh
Run time: 82 minutes
Release date: May 5, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for intense terror sequences and thematic material.
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No wonder Sissy Spacek is a little squeamish about horror movies.
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The Associated Press: C+
"The actors are the saving grace, Spacek (the combination heroine-victim-villain of another unsubtle fright flick, Carrie) a grand matriarch, Sutherland a confident man undone by powers outside his understanding, Hurd-Wood a mix of radiant approaching womanhood and animal terror."
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