Rating: 2/5
Background: This is a remake of the original Amityville Horror movie, made in 1979. The novel that the original film was based on is said to tell the tale of a true story, something that happened in 1974.
Plot: Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George play the lead characters, George and Kathy Lutz. George is the stepfather to Kathy’s three children, and they are looking for a new home in Long Island, NY. The house that the family chooses previously belong to a family by the name of DeFeo. Allegedly, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his parents and brothers and sisters, shooting them to death, in the house.
Soon after the family moves into the house, the Lutz’s start seeing and hearing strange things, especially George. SPOILER: At the end, George tries to kill the rest of the family, but they escape from the house unharmed.
Inconsistencies: There is a character in this movie named Jodie, who was supposed to have been killed by Ronald Jr. In the 1974 shootings, Jodie did not exist.
