(originally posted by Anninn)
I was up late one night and there was nothing on, sleep was evading me for hours so I clicked on channel 999 and rented '13 Ghosts' on IControl. Its directed by Steve Beck and stars Tony Shalhoub, Matthew Lillard (Scream), Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) and Embeth Davidtz.

I had wanted to see this movie until my sister told me it wasn't that good, however she is very critical of most movies with FX because thats what she does for a living.There was a great concept behind this movie that was rather enjoyable. A family inherits an amazing house from an eccentric uncle. The walls are made of glass and have Latin carved beautifully into the thick shatterproof mineral. However there seems to be an inherent evil in the house that they now have to stop or die trying.

Somehow this movie wasn't as good as it could have been, perhaps because the ghosts were a bit too silly looking, or perhaps because Matthew Lillard did a good job hamming it up in parts of the movie but not in others. I'm torn between the good concept and the overall outcome of the movie. Some shots were beautifully filmed and I definitely loved the house however I'm left with an itching that it could have been far grander a spectacle.

I suggest if you are interested at all in haunting or ghost stories, rent this movie as cheaply as possible and decide for yourself.