When Laine Morris' childhood friend Debbie, mysteriously commits suicide for apparently no reason, Laine and her devastated friends try and find answers behind her death. In an act of desperation, they use a Ouija board to try and communicate with her on the other side. However, Debbie isn't the only one who is communicating with them and they unknowingly unleash less amiable spirits who start to hunt them down one by one.
Cast
Olivia Cooke as Laine Morris
Daren Kagasoff as Trevor
Douglas Smith as Pete
Bianca A. Santos as Isabelle
Ana Coto as Sarah Morris
Shelley Hennig as Debbie
Who will like this movie
There are similarities to other horror movies such as Annebelle, Mama and The Conjuring to give you an idea of what to expect. Guys who want to take their very skittish girlfriends to see a movie so the girls will grab their hands and bury their faces in their chests can buy a couple of tickets to this one.
Phantom Thoughts
For the record, this was NOT on my list of "must see" movies this week. I would have been perfectly happy waiting for this to come on Starz or Encore to see it. I wouldn't even waste a Netflix selection on it. However, I was invited to go see it, and I could not resist the opportunity.
Let me get straight to the point, this was very predictable. Not only was the plot as see through as the ghosts that were supposed to be in it, but the "scares" were mostly of the pop out variety that is cheesy like my brothers fingers after tearing through a bag of Cheetos.
I am not familiar with any of the actors in this movie either. I think there is a reason for that.
Here's some background info though: Universal bought the rights from Hasbro to make a Ouija movie back in 2009. The original concept was to make a big-budget film based on the board game on the same scale of "Pirates of the Caribbean". The script was written and tossed around different directors for a few years before they decided it was not worth the money and they dropped it. In 2012 Universal picked it back up with the intention of making it for a much cheaper and more like "The Lone Ranger". And we all know how THAT worked out, don't we? But on a positive note, Ouija is the FIRST horror movie, or movie of any kind, based on this board game.
Until next time, see you in the center seat.
