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Rating: 3.4/5
Review: "The Apparition movie review"

Ashley Greene and the premise are the ones that attracted me. Ashley is no doubt hot in this and her acting is not bad. The premise, 'You believe, you die' seems interesting but unfortunately the movie didn't make full use of it. It is just touch and go. The end result is a generic but entertaining horror movie.

The good: Ashley is hot. Music is surprisingly okay for a horror movie. There is a sense of dread in the music. I like that this doesn't resort to jump scenes unlike many others that are eager to make the audience jump often. Unfortunately, those are all that I enjoy or like.

The bad: There are loads. Firstly, the story is seriously generic. There is not much in term of originality. It is really straight-forward with no twist. How many times have you seen a movie about a house being haunted by ghosts? The runtime is a crime. It is only 1 hour and 22 minutes long and take away the credit and what do you get? Nothing much just a series of ghostly events being string up. The events are not that scary nor intense. The climax is one of the worst climax I have seen in a horror movie. There is no resolution. It also brings down the movie. Acting wise is okay. Fans of Tom Felton and Julianna Guill will be disappointed.

Overall: It is barely a watch in cinema. Fans of Ashley Greene and the rest of the cast may catch it. Other than that, there is no other reason people should catch this in cinema. It may fare better if it is Direct-To-DVD. It is a somewhat disappointing generic horror movie that has potential to be better.

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