The Banishing tells the story of the most haunted house in England. In the 1930s, a young reverend, his wife, and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret.
Starring: Jessica Brown Findlay, Sean Harris, and John Lynch
Directed by: Christopher Smith
Written by: David Beton, Ray Bogdanovich, and Dean Lines
Most will hope they will receive “The Banishing” from this supposedly real haunted house. Linus (John Heffernan) has just made the move to a new home along with his wife Marianne (Jessica Brown Findlay) and daughter Adelaide (Anya McKenna-Bruce). The home is very nice, and maybe even too big for the three of them. While Linus is off preaching and trying to get people back to the church, his wife and daughter try to get settled in.
Adelaide finds some strange dolls and starts to talk with them. Marianne figures she’s just being a kid until she starts noticing some strange things about the house. Adelaide appears to be talking with someone besides the dolls, and Marianne is hearing voices as well. Voices soon turn to visions, family drama escalates, and later something much more sinister is dug up!
The movie gets off to a great start with a guy who has apparently gone nuts, and repeatedly stabs his wife to death. The audience then gets to see the aftermath, including him hung by the bedside. The fun continues a little longer with the ugly dolls Adelaide begins to play with, and some visions from Marianne. When those things aren’t happening, the audience gets to see a rocky relationship between Linus and Marianne. He’s under great stress to make things work at church, and doesn’t need his wife telling him ghost stories.
The audience also gets introduced to two more interesting characters, Malachi (John Lynch) and Harry (Sean Harris). There’s something creepy about both of them, and both are at odds with each other. Both know what has happened in Linus’ new home, with Harry trying to warn the family and Malachi wanting to keep Linus in his role. Their past and dealings with the church give pause to the mystery that’s happening in the house. As much as Malachi wishes Harry would stay out of it, Harry plays a part in helping Marianne’s ghost problem.
“The Banishing” opens on a good note with a crazy murder suicide. It then dives into the supernatural, as Marianne and Adelaide each experience some weird happenings. When not exploring the house with the family, the audience is thrown into some church drama. Malachi and Harry take some of the attention away from the mystery, and have their own issues to work out. In the end, the film creates some creepy images with an interesting mystery to unfold. With that said, I give it 3 pools of blood!
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