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Cold Creek Manor ~ Film Review
Cold Creek Manor features Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone as the Tilson’s, a New York City family with two children. Upon realizing their lives are falling apart in the big city, the family moves to the country and buys Cold Creek Manor, a house with a history in a town with a serious chip on its shoulder. Soon after moving into their home, the Tilson's meet Dale, the previous owner of the house, who’s recently been sprung from jail. This film has it all — snakes, violence, sex appeal, mystery, creepy townies, awkwardness, and suspense. It also has bad acting and its writing struggles. This film was a mixed bag for me — it was good, but could have been better. Overall, I enjoyed it, but I wish it had a bit more oomph.
The biggest problem with this film is the acting. Dennis Quaid does not make a great horror film star, and I struggled throughout the entire film to believe anything he was saying or doing. Sharon Stone didn’t pull her weight either, leaving the audience without a core group of characters to believe in. Kristen Stewart, playing their daughter, overacted everything, which took away some of the scares as well. A horror film relies significantly upon its acting. Even in the face of unbelievable situations and circumstances, the audience needs to believe it, and that’s often where acting comes in. Lucky for Quaid and Stone, the creepy townies provided enough great acting to keep the…
