the haunting be yet another bad horror remake with phony overdone special effect and a big cast of on screen favorite and have no redeem quality whatsoever except maybe for the cinematography . yes remake aren not all bad but remake direct by jion da bont definitely be . i suppose that the a list actor ( liam neeson and catherine zeta jones and owen wilson ) be there to distract u from the boring plot and ridiculous special effect and and terrible attempt at scar it audience however this be a movie not a tabloid magazine we do not care whose in it we care about the character and story two thing this film miss . the storyline be like take the classic novel the haunting of hill house and rip out four chapter and then use whatever leave for the film it be so boring and a lot of it be unexplained . the character be pretty thin and while the acting be good you do not really care about any of the character at all . lily taylor give a horrendous performance and sound like she 8 year old when deliver her line not to mention what a horrible screamer she be . lily taylor isn not make for the horror genre at all . the ghost be stupid and cheesy and they look like a bunch of casper the friendly ghost and the ghost of hugh cain look like a fat guy dress a the grim reaper for halloween with a smoke machine . there be this creature on the roof of one of the room that be a giant purple mouth and it not even funny unintentionally just plain sad . the house be pretty and well design that be probably the only positive thing about this movie it look nice but that doesn not save it from it brutal everything else . i can honestly say i felt like i be waste my time watch the haunting on tv for no price so i would have be even more pi $ $ ed if i have pay to see it but luckily it be on scream channel . overall the haunting be a boring remake that try to overwhelm you with bad special effect and a poor attempt at horror .