HAUNTED
MANSION
With
Eddie
Murphy,
Terence
Stamp,
Jennifer
Tilly,
Marsha
Thomason
Directed
by
Rob
Minkoff
Those
of
us
who'd
never
been
to
Disneyland
would
not
have
experienced
the
variety
of
theme
rides
and
shows
the
place
has
to
offer.
With
Pirates
Of
The
Caribbean
based
on
one
such
event
hot
off
the
circuit,
another
one
hits
the
screen.
Eddie
Murphy
heads
the
Evers
family,
ambitious
estate
agents.
They
detour
a
family
getaway
to
check
out
an
old
valuable
piece
of
property
in
New
Orleans.
As
the
hardly
cryptic
title
may
suggest,
this
is
no
ordinary
house.
The
story
borrows
liberally
from
Bram
Stoker's
Dracula
tale
with
Mrs.
Evers
becoming
the
fixation
of
the
home
owner
whose
loved
one
was
killed.
Expect
plenty
of
running
and
screaming
as
the
family
gets
split
up,
encountering
a
range
of
spooks.
The
scares
are
hardly
heart
stopping,
but
Rick
Baker's
zombie
moments
might
give
some
viewers
the
creeps,
while
others
may
find
the
lukewarm
humour
frightening.
Murphy
overplays
it,
Stamp
hams
it
up
as
the
eerie
butler,
Tilly
squeaks
as
the
disembodied
gypsy
and
the
kids
(especially
the
girl)
are
annoying
wise-ass
brats.
Yet,
all
in
all
it's
a
blast
for
the
youngsters,
but
pretty
much
like
a
fun-ride,
forgotten
when
it's
over.
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