Film Review – Jessabelle

“Jessabelle” is the latest entry in the low-budget horror sweepstakes, with company Blumhouse Productions trying to sustain their run of hits with another chiller of limited scope. A ghost story of sorts with a bayou tilt, the picture attempts to scare with images of menacing spirits and a mysterious past for its lead character. Sadly, all director Kevin Greutert can muster is limp chills and formulaic atmosphere, making “Jessabelle” look like every other fright film in the marketplace. Perhaps screenwriter Robert Ben Garant (“Balls of Fury,” “Herbie Fully Loaded”) once held an interesting idea for a possession story, but the work has been stripped of identity and anxiety, blandly going about its business. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com