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Haunting of Molly Hartley. The

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 10 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 16 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Horror
Written by:
John Travis
Rebecca Sonnenshine
Directed by: Mickey Liddell
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 31, 2008
DVD: February 24, 2009
Running Time: minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for strong thematic material, violence and terror, brief strong language and some teen drinking
Starring Chace Crawford, Haley Bennett, Shannon Marie Woodward, Shanna Collins, and AnnaLynne McCord
Molly Hartley is the new girl in town. While Joseph shows her the ropes, Molly becomes haunted by nightmares of her mentally ill mother. Her worst fears are confirmed when her high school counselor tells her there could be a genetic connection between her mother's psychosis and her own terrifying symptoms. (Freestyle Releasing)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Boston Globe Chelsea Bain
Molly Hartley is dull at worst and surprisingly spooky at best.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Tame and inoffensive, The Haunting of Molly Hartley is no more than a big-screen lasso for the "Gossip Girl" and "Supernatural" demographic.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Adam Markovitz
The story's a snooze, so the filmmakers punch it up with smash cuts and thunderclaps that turn the most laughably banal items -- birds, mail, an alarm clock -- into cheap jack-in-the-box shocks.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Sam Adams
A dead-on-arrival thriller that resolutely fails to come to life.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Jason Buchanan
Horror of the glossiest, safest kind. It's a boring bubblegum shocker that loses its flavor faster than Fruit Stripes.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps
It's a horror film better suited for skittish cats than humans.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
Playing somewhat like a juvenile version of "Rosemary's Baby," this inept, incoherent attempt to cash in on young girls who can't buy a ticket to the R-rated "Saw V" (or are too lazy to sneak in) will be out of theaters long before the Halloween pumpkins start to rot.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
The real shocker is how hellishly yawn-inducing this utterly pointless and forgettable Haunting turns out to be. It's enough to make you scream.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Luke Y. Thompson
From Freestyle Releasing, the self-service distributor that brought you "D-War" and "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," comes a movie even worse than those two combined.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 3.8 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Elena B. gave it a10:
I think this movie was awesome. Interesting story, and great turnout. Sequel?
Rochellle M gave it a1:
WTF. This sucks period.
David E. gave it a1:
This movie was confusing and had a weak storyline. The message portrayed that evil prevails is not only depressing, but boring, leaving you with a sense of confusion. But at least the acting was okay. Overall, a horrible film that I would not recommend to a coma patient.
Jared gave it a4:
this movie has potential, but the ending is so abrupt and boring that it distracts from the actual content. the beginning of the movie is also weird and not explained. i understood why, but what was the point? those people are never seen again.
Kevin B. gave it a0:
Complete Garbage!! A mix of supernatural horror pastiche, bible-thumper=bad, but for good reason, and death (by deadline) to escape eternal death. Predictable in almost every detail, unimaginative in several others and just godawful. How more deserving horror movies get little to no release while rehashed crap that will only make you wish you were watching another movie gets mass distribution is beyond me. Avoid this movie. Go watch the Omen or Rosemary's Baby again or watch something totally unrelated. Hell, go watch Ginger Snaps instead of this tripe.
Joshua gave it a3:
Full of intensity and building questions, all leading to an answerless ending. As far as the ending goes, I'm left thinking, "Ok, what else?" One of the poorest ending movies I've seen in a long time.
Shaun H. gave it a9:
I didn't think this movie was even close to being as bad as most of the reviews i have read. it isn't exactly on my top favorites but i would watch the second part of this movie if one were to be released.
