Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion

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Haunted Mansion

2023
Movie
123 min
English

A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.

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IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic54/100
Google Users83%
Director: Justin SimienGenres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Plot Summary

A single mother enlists a quirky team of experts to help her get rid of ghosts in her newly acquired mansion. As they delve deeper into the house's mysterious past, they uncover dark secrets and confront their own personal demons. The team must race against time to break a curse and free the mansion from its spectral inhabitants before it's too late.

Critical Reception

The 2023 film adaptation of Disney's Haunted Mansion received a mixed reception from critics and audiences. While praised for its ambitious cast and visual effects, many found the plot to be convoluted and lacking the charm of its theme park inspiration. The film struggled to balance its comedic, horror, and family-friendly elements, resulting in a less cohesive experience than intended.

What Reviewers Say

  • Visually impressive with a stellar ensemble cast, but suffers from a muddled narrative.

  • Attempts to blend humor and scares, but often falls short of satisfying either genre.

  • A disappointing follow-up that fails to capture the magic of the original attraction.

Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated the film's visual design and the performances of its cast, particularly Tiffany Haddish and Owen Wilson. However, many felt the story was unfocused and struggled to deliver consistent scares or laughs. Some viewers found it to be a fun, albeit flawed, family outing, while others were disappointed by its deviation from the spirit of the original theme park ride.

Fun Fact

The film features several nods to the original Disneyland and Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion attractions, including the iconic stretching room and the spectral bride, Constance Hatchaway.

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r96sk

r96sk

Simply, quite underwhelming is <em>'Haunted Mansion'</em>. The original 2003 movie with Eddie Murphy is one I did enjoy just about, though it's been a long time since I watched it and I can only remember Murphy; no plot details or anythi...

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

"Gabbie" (Rosario Dawson) and her young son "Travis" (Chase Dillon) arrive at their eponymous new home only to come face to face with a walking suit of armour that forces them to flee! Escape isn't that simple, though, and they enlist the h...

The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Haunted Mansion (2023) isn’t trying to bring some new franchise launching edge to the Disney ride’s story. Instead, it captures all the goofy pun-filled fun of the ride by allowing its excellent cast to have a blast!** Haunted Mansion ...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Louisa Moore - S...

As a longtime Disney enthusiast, I was highly skeptical (and very wary) about director Justin Simien‘s “Haunted Mansion,” the second film inspired by the classic and beloved theme park attraction. Everything about this project screamed “poi...

garethmb

garethmb

Welcome Foolish Mortals to the latest adaptation of the popular Disney attraction as Haunted Mansion has materialized for audiences to enjoy. This time around the film follows a single mother named Gabbie (RosarioDawson), and her son Tra...

Chris Sawin

Chris Sawin

LaKeith Stanfield steals every scene that he’s in while The Hatbox Ghost is one of the more menacing live-action Disney villains to be portrayed in quite some time. But _Haunted Mansion_ is a PG horror comedy trapped in a PG-13 rating. It’s...

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