This film has absolutely no merits whatsoever. The dialog is dire, the acting is below pre-school levels.The characters have zero likability, you'll be waiting for them to die with joy especially the kid when he whines about his 'docoooomannary' and the less said about the father character who needs a good slap when he goes into 'military dad', the better.... mode. Scares are non existent. Whoever made and 'acted' in this drivel should never be allowed near a film set again. Moreover whoever wrote this should be exiled from the industry.Simply don't waste an hour of your life on this nonsense....you will regret it. This is a hideous mess from start to finish.

The film is ridiculous. Firstly, the interior of the home meant to pass for the historic, palatial and atmospheric DeFeo-Lutz haunted house on Long Island is clearly a modern townhouse or semi-detached. Most of the ...umm ...actors ...are completely wrong for the parts they play, mainly because the filmmakers just used the family members and friends they had available to fill the roles. The effects are beyond pedestrian and the storyline is not all that imaginative. This is not an "indie film", it's a home movie. This work is an attempt to grab a few bucks by exploiting the Amityville name before any potential viewers realize that it sucks and has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual events or location of the 1970's American haunting. I actually resent their perception of indie horror fans' as gullible and there to be exploited in this manner. This might be the worst movie I have ever seen.

Where to begin? This movie was the highlight of my Saturday night. To be fair, I didn't hear any of the dialogue because I was adding my own commentary, but the cinematography was top notch. It was almost like they were trying to cover up the fact that they had a 14 year old boy as their main narrator and camera man. One of the best actors of the movie was the ghost. He had an excellence stance and posture, really commanded any scene he was in (all 30 seconds of it). His character was very polite, slightly murder-y, and I empathized with him. This man proved that chivalry is not dead, though he may be. In addition he was a very industrious and ambitious man, who killed 7 people in 7 days. Who can blame him since he had to haunt such an ugly house? The wallpaper was atrocious, there was half of a marble column randomly in the living room, the backyard was lackluster at best, and the kitchen tiles were patterned (who does that?). However, it seemed like all of the blood stains from the previous murders cleaned up fairly well. Why I had to give this movie 9 out of 10 instead of a 10 out of 10 was because of the little girl (supposedly the youngest daughter). She looked far older than any child who should talk like a baby. I was concerned over her mental state. The father and the mother were both more than likely abusive and headed towards a messy divorce. Which wasn't helped by the entrance of the father's gay lover, Cut. But don't worry their marriage was saved by the ghost offing him. The oldest daughter, who was clearly the mother of the 'youngest daughter'(Mel), was a total slut who didn't fully grasp that bathing suits are more revealing than towels. In addition, her makeup applying skills were worse than sub par (which kinda should be expected with an angsty teenager). While watching this movie, a poster fell down in my room. I applaud the movie for scaring something.

I really, really wish I had checked out the reviews on this before I watched it. Would have saved me 1 and 1/2 hours of my life that I will never get back now. Found it on Netflix and thought, I have seen some pretty bad movies, how bad can it be really? IT CAN BE REALLY BAD!This was like the worst film, ever. Acting, script, dialogue, setting, all total sh*t. Sorry, but it is the truth! They mention Amityville and the Defaeo family, but nothing else really jibes. The "Shadow" (knock off of Halloween, anyone?) did not even try to look like Ronald DeFaeo, Jr. The dad was a complete and utter asshole, and the guy who played his part could not act his way out of a paper bag. I spent most of my time trying to get a good view of the smallest girl, because she looks a lot like my cousin, lol. Kinda freaked me out just how much. All in all, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. Take it from someone who wasted some of hers on this crap.