Horror Movie Month: Lovely Molly

The Stars: Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden

The Plot: Molly (Lodge) and her new husband Tim (Lewis) move into her old family home after getting married where they are met with increasingly weird things happening, mostly while Tim is away and Molly is home by herself.

The Scares: The main problem I had with this movie is that it's sort of a mess and it's kind of all over the place. I mean, sometimes it succeeds almost too well at being creepy. But at other times, it's more silly. I'm over the cliche, "is the house haunted? is she on drugs and/or having a mental breakdown?" thing and that's what this movie relies on so heavily. Directed by Eduardo Sanchez (who became famous with The Blair Witch Project), he does a good job at developing a creepy vibe amidst the animalistic violence and sexuality. More than being a run of the mill horror film though, Lovely Molly is also sort of a relationship drama and the success or failure of the movie depends entirely on the performances. Like I said, sometimes the performances are so on that the movie is so engrossing. Others, it's sort of over the top and borderline ridiculous. The movie rests on Lodge's shoulders and I'd say she more succeeds than fails at carrying the film, as she evolves from a sweet and scared girl to a haunting, crazy seductress.

The Body Count: Only 3, but one of the most chilling parts isn't even a death scene but more an attack scene.

The Grade: B- (if it was just a little more evened out, I would have given it a higher grade, but that doesn't mean that I don't recommend it).