THE PLOT THUS FAR
The story of a broken family striving to stay together while a curse and the ghosts of a haunted house try to tear them apart.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
“Foreclosure” is a fairly standard film about a family trying to discover the history behind a relative’s old house. Now, that their distant relation has died, the family starts to learn weird things about this man. Such things as he lives in a creepy neighborhood and he’s got dirty shoes. If you’re looking for massive details, it’s not happening here. What matters is that the men in this family have to learn to succeed in spite of themselves. Plus, the old man really hates Greeks. How can you hate the land of the Stamos or whomever Imperioli is playing here?
Haunted house stories are a dime a dozen. If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. The kicker is the visual flourish that a director brings to their presentation. There is no visual punch-up here, as it seems to be a simple shoot and get out job. That’s not a bad thing, as many people have made careers doing that. What it does is hurt a film that needs some sort of flair to set it apart from the litany of similar themed movies that are out there. If you don’t have Korean water ghosts, demonic video tapes or spooky kids; then you’re already in a pretty deep pit among viewers. Those aren’t my rules, kids. I’m just observing what’s out there.
The DVD comes with no special features. The A/V Quality is pretty sharp for an indie flick. The Dolby 2.0 track keeps the action up front. Plus, the transfer doesn’t sport most of the typical standard definition issues. In the end, it’s worth a rental or stream.
RELEASE DATE: 02/10/2015