Winchester – Das Haus der Verdammten (2018)

Winchester – Das Haus der Verdammten: Directed by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig. With Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook, Finn Scicluna-O’Prey, Jason Clarke. Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.

“I saw a trailer for this, and was instantly dying to watch it, sadly though, as is so ifyen the case, they flattered to deceive. Itu0026#39;s not a bad film, I would go so far as to say itu0026#39;s a decent watch, maybe my expectations were just too high. It just fails to deliver on the excellent premise, there is subtlety, and then thereu0026#39;s dull, and for me, Winchester languishes somewhere between the two. The scares are non existent, there are one or two good ones, but I expected so many more, they could have gone to town with these parameters. The best single element, as many would expect is the presence of Helen Mirren, who is terrific, but in all truth, slightly under used.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt looks fantastic, itu0026#39;s well acted, if youu0026#39;re looking for a horror with bite, youu0026#39;ll be disappointed, if youu0026#39;re after an intriguing, spooky tale, then you may well enjoy it. 6/10”