a new generation be the third amityville entry to base it plot around writer john g. jones premise of an item take from the long island house that cause spectral misery and death for it new owner . first a lamp and then a clock and and now a mirror . however and this be also the first amityville since the possession to directly tie in to the real life event that start the whole series . this time around and key terry ( robert partridge ) and an artist and be give a macabre look mirror by a homeless man one day . soon enough and people around him start to die and eventually lead to his discovery that the mirror once hang in the amityville house indeed on the very night a man name franklin bronner ( sonny montelli in amityville ii ) murder his entire family . unfortunately for terry and his discovery of the mirror isn not entirely coincidental and and he soon learn the truth about his past a truth he keep bury since childhood . this 7th installment in the often wear out franchise be something of a disappointment for me . thing be start to pick up with the silly and uneven and yet entertain it about time and and give how much this film try to draw upon it root not the first episode and but the source material itself it should have be good than it be . however and three trip to the same well with yet another evil artifact from the amityville house with yet another explanation for the malign paranormal visitation be wear on me and to say the least . one of the big weakness of the amityville franchise be the steadfast determination by each set of producer to completely ignore every other episode in the series . on the one hand and it perfectly reasonable that they do not want to be tie to someone else continuity and but at the very least and they could maybe acknowledge story line that have already be do and just possibly not repeat them over and over again . there also something rather plod about the way in which the story unfolds and doubtless due to the inevitability this repetition fest brings . since you already know what go to happen and the carefully pace build up be simply slow and tedious . or maybe it just tedious anyway . director john murlowski probably could have do more to heighten the tense atmosphere associate with the mirror rather than simply have it flash red and emit chatter evil voice and which lack any kind of subtlety . there be time when character seem fairly unfazed by it otherworldly quality . if they do not take it too seriously and why should we . which be a shame and because a new generation have a more than capable cast . i be go to hold off on watch this until i saw the name julia nickson in the credit . she captivate my attention just a she always do and and if anything and i be annoy her part wasn not more extensive . terry oquinn be equally charismatic and again and underused . partridge himself in the lead role clearly fit the early 90 over coiffed lumberjack shirt square jawed hero type and and while i be not sure he really give it the gravitas need and it not a if anyone here be perform ibsen . the set be also worthy of note and from the dramatic artwork fill suki room and to the claustrophobic corridor feature in flashback or supernatural sequence . get the look of these right be especially important give how certain sequence be repeat throughout the film to simulate fragmented memory . clearly and murlowski be more of a visual director rather than either an actor director or one of horror . unfortunately and it be mean to be a horror film and after all . a new generation see the same race be run for the third time in 4 year . add to this the lack of direction where it be really need and the whole effort fail to stand as tall a it should . however and it should be acknowledge for it strong tie with the source material and some good actor in not necessarily their fine hour . honestly and the ideal person for this be someone who hasn not see any of the sequel past the possession and for whom the story would not be such a massive deja vu trip .