Cameron Matthews (Cris Cunningham ) escapes from jail even though he was near his parole time. His sister Elizabeth (Dee Ann Newkirk) helps him, but only to a point. Cameron wants to go look for uncle Rusty (T.J. Maxwell) who he views as a father figure because his real father (Richard Miraan) did something to him one night as a child. We get a faded memory flashback that never shows a face. Cameron holds up at the "Vacant House" (US title) which has the skeleton of Bart Giordano (Don Bondi) a Vietnam War vet, survivalist, and lousy dad. Cameron reads the unopened letter sent by his son and develops a psychological and occasionally supernatural relationship with the corpse, drawling parallels to his own situation with his father. The guy was dead for a while and I was thinking...isn't there any property tax? Wouldn't the state...never mind.
The film was boring and drab. We hear a lot of Cameron's thought process throughout the feature. It has a skeleton and one event that borders on supernatural, but most likely was just Cameron's mind. It is not a horror and not much of a thriller. It is a drama with a twist, which I saw coming from early on. You should too. The UK title "Haunting of Woodland Hills" must refer to Cameron being haunted by his memory as there wasn't any real haunting and I had no idea they were in a place called "Woodland Hills" unless that is a metaphor for his brain.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Drama with a skeleton. Not horror.
The film was boring and drab. We hear a lot of Cameron's thought process throughout the feature. It has a skeleton and one event that borders on supernatural, but most likely was just Cameron's mind. It is not a horror and not much of a thriller. It is a drama with a twist, which I saw coming from early on. You should too. The UK title "Haunting of Woodland Hills" must refer to Cameron being haunted by his memory as there wasn't any real haunting and I had no idea they were in a place called "Woodland Hills" unless that is a metaphor for his brain.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Drama with a skeleton. Not horror.