The Watcher in the Woods

2017

USA

Directed by: Melissa Joan Hart
Written by: Scott Abbott (teleplay); Florence Engel Randall (novel)
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Tallulah Evans, Nicholas Galitzine
Rating: TV-PG

Synopsis (from Internet Movie Database):

Mrs. Aylwood (Anjelica Huston) is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the Welsh countryside 30 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer, strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan Carstairs (Tallulah Evans) begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen's disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape the Watcher in the Woods.

My Thoughts:

Remake of a cult classic from 1980. Lots of problems here (and lots of "borrowings"), although the atmosphere was nice. Reminded me of those PBS After School Specials I used to watch sometimes, back in the '90s. Melissa Joan Hart's first time directing a feature-length film, I believe. Room for improvement, but shows potential. How did she rope Anjelica Huston into this project?

My Rating at the IMDb: 2 stars out of a possible 10