I thought, with a title like this it's got to be a horror story but by two thirds into the movie I had convinced myself how wrong I was. An evil Jinn puts a curse on a beautiful princess and keeps her away from a world of possible Princes that may awake her. Well you just can't get anymore Disney than that can ya? But I'm older these days and had forgotten how scary Disney movies could get. Even with the dead giveaway at the base of operations, just before the ending, l was still rooting for Rose. My only question now is, will they finish it?6 stars, not scary, to me at least, minus 1 star for the Crypt Keeper's cousin's cameo. For a total of five stars

The movie makes one mistake when they say The Bible and The Qur'an are similar, ask someone who has read both. Otherwise it's pretty good, predictable but visually stunning and pleasant to watch with some creepy moments and jump scares. The acting is good and realistic, I loved it. Just because it doesn't have twists doesn't mean it's boring, i think this is a good addition to a Halloween movie marathon.

Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations - only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as "protector" - the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay - Thomas teams with an ambitious local realtor and paranormal cleric to unravel the mystery of the house.To be fair, this film has some interesting makeup and costuming on Briar Rose, and some definite creepy moments. I also appreciated the dive into djinn and Iblis, as you just do not see Islamic mythology in films very often. And mixed with fairy tales this might be a first.Yet, Luke Thompson of Forbes panned the film stating it "fractures more than a fairy tale". And Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter reviewed the film as a "cheesy horror film ... enough to put anyone to sleep". And they are absolutely right. This is an incredibly slow and boring film, for reasons that are hard to pin down. The exact same movie, if paced differently, could have been quite a hit.

Having one of those "I can't go to sleep" nights so I pull up the Netflix and find this movie while browsing. I have to say that I usually don't watch movies after the first 15 minutes if they don't catch my attention, but this was an exception as the acting by Peck and slightly intriguing mystery were enough to keep me watching to see if it got better. It did get better and if you like mystery, a little bit of "jump out and scare you", mixed with a bit of humor then I urge you to watch this movie. I was quite disappointed in the ending. It leaves it set up for a sequel, but I haven't seen any information that a sequel is in the works. It will be rather disappointing if there is no sequel. Kind of like your just getting to the good part of a movie on TV and the power goes out with no chance of ever being able to see the rest of the movie.