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I don't know why but I found the film reminded me of the Toolbox Murders, maybe it was because of the level of brutality it had, or was it the acting? Not sure.

It's a very casual first three quarters of an hour, any excuse for them to zoom in on CM Punk's body or tattoos, after that initial meander it does open up quickly, becoming quite nasty, and a little surreal, some scenes are genuinely nasty.

I can see what they attempted, giving a modern twist to a genre that has literally been done to death, they were on the right track, but it somehow missed the mark, maybe the acting needed to be better and the script a little tighter.

Some parts worked, unfortunately some didn't, 5/10.

Girl on the Third Floor is another simple haunted house premise with a twist. Is this a great film? No, of course not. But it's damn entertaining. More than that, it's absolutely insane. The third act goes completely off the rails and it's both grotesque and glorious to watch. Horror films could use more insanity these days.

It isn't scary, which is the main drawback. You know where the story is going right from the start. The details are different enough to stand out and the gore effects are genuinely gruesome, but there's no real suspense to be built. And the tone is camp as it is, so it's hard to take anything too seriously.

Then again, why should we? It's a trashy horror movie about a guy in a weird house with a hot neighbor. Why not get crazy with it? And that's what they did, and it worked for me.

I watched this film after seeing lots of reviews regarding how ' disturbing it was supposed to be' I just want to say for me this wasn't the case in the slightest, I jumped a few times, the acting was pretty poor, but overall I did enjoy the film haha it's just another one of those small budget horrors! It was okay!

You know when a movie's that bad you fast forward through it just to see what happens, just in case it can redeem itself? That's this movie!! And no it doesn't.

Not really understanding the panning on here... This was a serviceably weird and creepy horror, like an updated version of House, the cult 80s trippy haunted house movie. Phil Brooks does remind you of Bruce Campbell in both looks and acting style - but in a good way. He clearly can't help it. It's no masterpiece, but worth a watch if you like your scary movies a bit odd.

After reading the reviews I was expecting this to be terrible but it was actually pretty good. Nice camera work, a good lead performance and good tension. The only thing that let it down for me was the last 10 minutes which is when the story lost its way.

Still, as a big horror fan this was better than 90% of the dross that's released.

Give it a go and you will probably be surprised!

I watched this expecting it to be very low budget, painfully cliched, slapped together garbage with terrible acting. Surprisingly it's none of those things. CM Punk's acting is very much akin to Bruce Campbell's style. One could say he's ripping him off. While he's not at Bruce's level it was a good enough job to get into the character. As for the story, it's rather quirky take on the haunted house genre. The last quarter felt a bit rushed but still enjoyable.

I watched this movie based on the reviews from rotten tomatoes and the good reviews here....i made a mistake.

The movie was poorly acted and scripted. I don't care as much when a character makes dumb decisions. We live in a world where people make odd choices. The interactions were cheesy because of the script and terrible acting by the main lead. He was bad, really bad. Felt like he was doing a bad Bruce Campbell impersonation.

The story itself was ok. If you can look past the acting and bad dialogue, give it a shot.

I cannot name one single thing that was decent. Acting, camera, editing, writing, everything sucks. The only camera movement they know about is the zoom and there are at least 4 million of them. All the characters are unbelievable and annoying . I'm still watching this movie at the moment and I felt the need to write this right away. But hey, since it's not over, it might still get better. So I might be back to change it, except that I wont because it sucks. It's not even mildly scary. I might sue the director because I feel violated for watching the first 40 minutes. Can anybody please advise: should I keep going or turn it off? I might need a doctor after this because it feels like somebody is stabbing me in the eyes. The best actor was the dog, he was a very good boy and very believable as a dog. I hope they paid him more that the other actors. Somebody please make it stop

The trailer really tricked me. It made me believe that this movie was going to be well written, well acted and scary. Man, was I terribly, horribly wrong. It was like watching a he worst episode of an HGTV show; the whole movie is comprised of a thin lipped man trying to renovate an ugly house. But the house keeps dripping snot and black Gak everywhere, and there is a neighbor that just won't leave him alone.

Seriously, this movie was bad. It wasn't even in the so bad, it was good category. It wasn't scary, it wasn't particularly well acted, and the story has been told much better dozens of times before. It was so poorly executed, that insane considers turning it off with 20 minutes left until the end. But I persevered, just to see the train wreck burn a little longer, and I wasn't disappointed.

One of the worst sacks of garbage I have ever had the displeasure of watching. Do not even watch it if it's free on cable. Erase this movie and those of this movie from your kind and never speak of it again.

Quite a disturbing film , dark and perverse in many ways. The story itself is nothing new but has deeply disturbing sexual connotations with man-milk emmanating from the wall power sockets/holes and wall switches that look like the female orifice as well as pulsating holes in walls and the old silicone wall effect akin to body horror greats like David Lynch and it does on the budget accomplish a rather gruesome and warped horror.

Acting is average and the story is very average having been done many times before but the sexual perversion and accompanying gooey special effects really will have you squirming, it has some quite shocking hammer-tastic female revenge action which definitely pushes this out of the bargain basement bin. Its not great but its not bad either but most assuredly it is quite disturbing so gets a fair average 5/10 from me!

Watched this at the SXSW and did not know what to expect. Turned out to be a quite entertaining horror flick, directed by Tavis Stevens. Don Jon, an ex-con with a criminal past and some alcohol issues (a delightful performance from former WWE wrestler "CM Punk") bought a house in the Chicago suburbs for himself and his 8-month pregnant successful wife (Trieste Kelly Dunn). He wants to rebuild the house single-handedly while his wife stays in town. His efforts to renovate the house involve some really funny scenes, CM Punk has a great talent for physical humour. While working and sleeping in the house, some strange things happen, glass balls roll over the floors, eerie noises occur, a young girls shows up, trying to seduce Don Jon, and the neighbouring church's pastor seems to know more about the house than she tells. I really liked this movie, since it is a fresh mix of haunted house, horror, slasher, family drama, and comedy--and jumping back and forth between the genres plays nicely with the audience's expectations. Despite some shortcomings in the writing, the actors, and the camerawork are above average. Also the sound design was very skilful.

The movie is just straight up BLAND, from the start. No captivating plot, I mean come on I was begging for CM Punk to get killed off within 5 minutes. Hard to believe Netflix has this on their "Top 10" list. It's honestly an embarrassment and even though it was free, I somehow want to be compensated for the excruciating headache I now have after trying to "wait for it to get good". My favorite part had to be the credits, or the part where CM punk throws a cabinet, that bounces off the wall, and hits him back.

There's some good stuff here I couldn't explain ... like the wet gooey stuff all around the house that kind of makes you uncomfortable. The creatures and oddities in the house feels a bit inspired from Silent hill. Good acting for all characters, sound and cinematography didn't bother me one bit. I don't understand all the 1 ratings, they don't seem to like the main actor - I mean I don't know him so I have no biased feelings towards the entire movie. It's not bad at all. My only complaint is that the 'girl' looks too generic ... but it's tolerable.

Yes its another B horror flick and somewhat predictable, but I was drawn in by the camera work, effective use of sound and the unique choice of leading man. The supporting cast works well together, are entertaining, plus there are a few surprises as we move through the plot and home reno. My only question with so many of these haunted house movies is why don't these people ever get a home inspection before they buy?

Although the rating is low, I really enjoy this film. The story is not really complicated and the tense in it is beautifully done. The only bad point is the actors and actresses are not really natural in acting.

I actually really liked the movie and to a certain extent the story.

It is however very dark humour (which I loved) and I feel that this could be missed by the comments I've read.

It's preposterous and crazy but I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend .

This movie is awful. The writing, the acting, the story, all awful, and ridiculous as well, but not in a funny way, but in a WTF? way. No one acts like a normal person. Insane level of overreacting. Paranormal events were absolutely nonsensical.

This was up voted by the crew/friends/family, etc. Sadly, it happens a lot here. 5.7 for this trash? Please.