effect ( s ) without cause be generally not possible in the real world but in the world of hollywood remake and not only be it possible and it require . the haunting have be give the computer treatment courtesy of a 1st class cinematographer turner director who once show promise ( jan de bont speed ) but have since produce a string of big budget garbage ( twister and speed 2 ) . actor be superfluous in a movie of this type and they seem to realize it . liam neeson and cathrine zeta jones act like they wish they be anywhere but in this film . lili taylor make an attempt to add something to the proceeding but whatever that something might be be unknown since the script feel like half of it be miss . event just happen and good and bad ghost show up with no rhyme or reason and then the story just end with a most unsatisfying non event meant to wrap up the previous 90 minute of inanity . there really isn not even reason to see this for the effect since we all know that anything can be put on screen now . why not watch effect in the service of a good story instead of just for their own sake .