Like many movies, there are some which seem like a good idea while in production but once they are completed and seen, the entire project looks and feels horrible any way you try top spin it, and the 1999 remake of "The Haunting" is a perfect example of this. This is one terrible movie! The script is horendous and boring, and the over use of CGI for every little effect numbs and belittles any possiblity of this film being an effective ghost story. The casting choices were poorly made as well; Lilly Taylor is clearly not strong enough of a performer to carry the burden as the main character, both Catherine Zeta Jones and Owen Wilson belong in either comedic or dramatic roles, and Liam Neeson does the best he can with what the script gives him. And you know something is wrong when there are so many repeated shots in between scenes showing the outside of the mansion where the story takes place in; this was done purely as a filler and to lengthen the film. Please see the original or read the book that this story is inspired by if you are moved to.
Eleanor is a meek woman who has spent the last eleven years caring for her unhealthy mother. After her mother passes away, she develops a serve case of insomnia and answers an ad in a paper for a study to find a cure. In reality, Dr. David Marrow has selected three test subjects to study the psychological effects of fear. The three test subjects and the Dr. are locked inside an old manor called Hill House. Eleanor believes that she is seeing ghosts and is learning the true nature and history of the house while the others come to believe that she's going crazy. Only when the house begins to turn on them do they realize that Eleanor is right and that she is a direct descendant of the original owners....
They're all so young!
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