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A HAUNTING IN CAWDOR (review)

Review by Joshua Gravel
Produced by Lolly Howe, Larry A. Lee, Phil Wurtzel
Written and Directed by Phil Wurtzel
Starring Cary Elwes, Shelby Young, Michael Welch,
Alexandria DeBerry, Scott T. Whitesell, Nancy Lynette Parker,
 Lauren Rys Martin, Patrick Floch, Jordan Burgess

Vivian Miller is amongst a group of teens from different juvenile detention programs that are part of a work release program in which they live, work, and perform in an old theater.

The theater program is run by Lawrence O’Neill (Cary Elwes), a former Broadway star who has fallen from fame due to failures and a scandal.

Now it appears that Vivian’s presence reveals that underneath the program’s surface lay a dark secret about a past participant named Jeanette who mysteriously disappeared.

A Haunting in Cawdor is a solid little indie horror thriller with an interesting premise and location.  The film also features a solid cast who all appear competent but really aren’t given very much to do.

Unfortunately, the film does have some pacing issues that causes the first half to drag and the second half to feel disjointed and numerous interesting ideas are introduced but are never fully fleshed out.

Although the movie does have a few impressive physical effects there are also a number of scenes in which optical effects are used to stylize “visions” and “flashbacks” but actually make the film look cheaper.

A Haunting in Cawdor is a decent movie but ultimately brings nothing new to its haunting story, wait until it hits Netflix or other similar streaming sites and it will be well worth a watch then.

A Haunting in Cawdor is now playing in limited release
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