Synopsis
San Jose, California, 1906. Isolated in her labyrinthine mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes that she is being haunted by the souls of those killed by the guns manufactured by her company.
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Cast
- Jason ClarkeDr. Eric Price
- Helen MirrenSarah Winchester
- Sarah SnookMarian Marriott
- Finn Scicluna-O'PreyHenry Marriott
- Emm WisemanNancy
- Alana FaganPartially Dressed Lady #1
- Rebecca MakarPartially Dressed Lady #2
- Tyler CoppinArthur Gates
- Michael CarmanFrank
- Angus SampsonJohn Hansen
Recommendations
- 75
RogerEbert.com
What Winchester lacks in originality its creators amply make up for in execution. - 49
IGN
You won't lose yourself in this haunted house, even though that was supposed to be the whole point. A film about a labyrinth filled with ghosts quickly becomes methodical and familiar, stranding a great cast in an inert supernatural thriller. - 40
Empire
Despite an intriguing premise, Winchester misses the mark. Its anti-gun message is a shot in the right direction, but lazy fright tactics and a contradictory ending leave it firing blanks. - 38
Movie Nation
The first major movie disappointment of 2018. - 38
TheWrap
Whichever way you wield it, Winchester is a misfire. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Mirren always brings a touch of class, of course, even to deluxe schlock like this. But Clarke is something of a blank leading man while the secondary characters are mostly pale phantoms sleepwalking through a thinly drawn plot. - 20
Variety
Winchester is the supernatural-schlock version of a liberal think-tank paper. - 20
The Telegraph
The film has about five sets and they never feel like they connect together, but this is less an attempt at disorienting the viewer than simply cutting corners; the grisly, overdone lighting, meanwhile, makes you want to hide behind your fingers for all the wrong reasons.
