Such a frustrating disappointment

Best movie ever!

The acting in this movie is really good.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

As a Horror fan with strong preferences towards stories involving ghosts, haunting, exorcisms and other supernatural features - I've had high hopes for this film. The title, the poster, the short plot teasers, all pointed towards another great film like One Missed Call or The Exorcism of Emily Rose (combining teen life with haunting and possessions). Sufficing to say I did not get what I had hoped to get. The Haunting of Molly Hartley can be easily divided into two obvious parts. The first 60 minutes or so are an excellent Suspense film (with very little Horror). The build up is slow enough to keep you guessing and interested, yet not too slow to the point of being boring. The characters are interesting enough, albeit stereotypical Teen Flick characters. The sense of curiosity and thrill while trying to figure out what is real and what isn't is just what this sort of film requires. And then - a complete crash.Approximately one hour into the film we learn the overall conclusion, and it is so anticlimactic that I personally have lost all interest in seeing the actual ending. From the moment the unoriginal and not the least well thought of explanation is given, the frustration and disappointment made me so annoyed I almost turned the film off. Think of a runner tripping over a rock then falling off a cliff. It simply killed the story, along with any chance of this film being more than average (and I'm being very kind).The acting is professional, but not great. The cast does a good job playing the generic characters. Impressive, if this were a first year acting school assignment. Beyond that, the film simply isn't scary. A jump scare here and there, some blunt cheats (the bathroom mirror, chicks in bras, bad cellphone reception and other tricks that may have worked during the early 90's), one creepy shot with tons of make up and effects - and that's it. The suspense is there, but the horror isn't.All in all, I'd really enjoyed this film until the terrible second part began. The first part is easily a 7, the second a 3 at most, hence my overall rating of 4 (instead of 5. still too kind). Can't recommend it. Still going to watch the sequel, hoping for a salvation... Probably making a mistake.

The titular character starts a new life with her dad, after her mum tries to kill her.Trying to forget though is no mean feat, as she has counselling, demonic visions, and of course, her mother is staying in the least secure facility known to man, as she turns up every now and again, as a supposed way to keep the narrative flowing.But what haunts Molly the most is the fact that she cannot get away with the fact that under all this horror sheen, is just a really poor high school drama, that makes Hollyoaks look like Shakespeare......First off, the title is wrong, she isn't haunted, she's more harassed than anything, but The Harassment Of Molly Hartley sounds more like a courtroom drama than horror film, but the makers could have came up with a better title, something like 'guess who's coming to my 18th?' Would have sufficed.The acting is poor, it ticks every cliché in the book, and the story has been done time and time again. It tries to reference Rosemary's baby, but it offends it more than anything.And the shock twist is laughable, and is spoilt by the opening sequence anyway.I ended up just looking at it.....

This movie starts with a father who doesn't want his daughter to turn 18 and kills her. Then the movie turns to 17 year old Molly Hartley (Haley Bennett) who is getting a fresh start at a new school. She is still haunted by her religious mother Jane (Marin Hinkle) who stabbed her in the chest and other visions as well. Now she wonders if she's crazy too. She gets the attention of the popular Joseph Young (Chace Crawford). His ex-girlfriend Suzie (AnnaLynne McCord) isn't happy. Religious Alexis (Shanna Collins) is bent on saving Molly. Sassy Leah (Shannon Woodward) is her new friend. Haley Bennett is a really pretty girl, but she doesn't have the acting chops to back it up. Shannon Woodward would have probably made for a better lead or even Jessica Lowndes. Chace Crawford plays a douche. There isn't much to like about most of the characters. There isn't any tension in the movie, and the horror isn't scary. The pacing is excruciatingly slow. It's basically a hot private school girl horror story without any horror and not much of a story.

I have tried to watch this flick four times and just keep losing interest. The lead character is completely unsympathetic. The script is too cryptic for its own good. And it is slow, slow, SLOW! At least Chase Crawford is enjoyable eye candy. Otherwise I would make a coaster out of this DVD. (I just tried submitting this review to IMDb and it was rejected since I didn't write 10 lines of text. So I'm adding junk. -- Junk, junk, junk, junk, junk -- just like the aforementioned movie. Looks like I still need three more lines. Hey, IMDb, sometimes brief reviews are quite adequate. Guess more text gives your site a more substantial appearance. Two more lines to go. My fingers are getting tired. Did I mention this movie sucks? Only one more line of text required. Yay! I made it! I hope you all had as much fun reading as I had typing. Let's do it again real soon!)