Follows five battle-hardened American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield.... (Full plot summary below)
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Follows five battle-hardened American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield.
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| RogerEbert.comNick AllenOne of Bress’ greatest strokes comes with casting — he’s collected five faces you might recognize from younger, more innocent roles, and who are compelling to see here as men who have matured rapidly due to the wartime experiences eating away at them. |
| The Film StageJared MobarakIt’s through these actors that we see how their characters process their pain above and below the façade created and understand why they’re incapable of looking beyond their tragic wealth of regret. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyIt’s the kind of narrative leap that can make or break a film. But here it overcomplicates a narrative that should’ve better developed its basic elements, rather than lunging for a big-picture profundity it falls short of. Beautifully atmospheric to a point, handsomely produced, “Ghosts” gradually disappoints because its thematic ambitions add more clutter than depth to a story that’s most effective at its simplest. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckCombining war and horror movie tropes in an awkward manner more silly than scary, this belated sophomore feature from writer/director Eric Bress (2004's The Butterfly Effect) makes you long for the days when American G.I.s didn't have to fight supernatural beings as well as German soldiers. |
| UproxxVince ManciniThe smartest thing Eric Bress did in Ghosts of War was to cast Billy Zane, and the dumbest thing he did was keeping Billy Zane off screen for 90% of the movie. |
| The GuardianLeslie FelperinThis effort is similarly infuriating and entertaining by turns, and features pretty good performances from a handful of up-and-coming young male actors, including Brenton Thwaites and Kyle Gallner, along with lovable old ham Billy Zane putting in a last-act cameo. |
| Slant MagazinePat BrownThe film’s unreflective earnestness is haunting in all the wrong ways. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreIt’s a mediocre mash-up of genres that leaves no cliche unspoken, no horror trope unturned. |
| User ReviewDanAmanI’m going to give credit where it’s due this is a good horror film, not great but good. I understand a few character arcs were a bit underdeveloped and that was a turn off. However looking past that, which is common place in recent horror movies, to see good cinematography coupled with great acting (in this genre) and a antagonist that had actual depth and was portrayed better than many supernatural stereotypes made it a quality horror. Was it a bit rushed in the end? Yes. Was there a bit more room for supporting character development? Yes. But if you look at the primary motif that this movie went for, PTSD, it hit the mark. And for those who don’t agree I understand. To those reading this understand there is a difference between critiquing and being critical especially in a genre that primarily quantity over quality. Overall I have recommended this to many of my friends who thoroughly enjoy this genre and they have all come to a similar conclusion as I. Give it a chance. |
| User ReviewIamcritical86Some of our cast members in this picture were SUPER cute - VERY easy on the eyes and it was nice to see Billy Zane's fine ass for the first time since Titanic! As for the movie itself? Unfortunately the rest of this film wasn't so easy on the eye. Lots of corny scare tactics, the usual, typical "haunted house" convoluted drama. |
