![]() ![]() LaKeith Stanfield’s Ben was once a passionate engineer working on a camera that could capture images of things the human eye cannot perceive, maybe even paranormal activity, but after the tragic loss of his wife Alyssa (Charity Jordan), who conducted tours of New Orleans’ most haunted places, Ben has crawled into a bottle and has given up on life. ![]() With director Justin Simien (“Dear White People,” “Bad Hair”) deftly blending the laughs with the frights, and a terrific screenplay by Katie Dippold (“The Heat,” “Snatched”) that juggles the scary stuff, the often-hilarious dialogue and a surprising dose of emotionally resonant material, it feels as if “Haunted Mansion” will score with diehard fans of the theme attraction as well as those viewers who have never entered the park gates of the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris or Tokyo Disneyland, let alone experienced the ride for themselves. Now comes “Haunted Mansion” 2023, an energetic, sprawling, sometimes aimless but ultimately entertaining old-fashioned blend of comedy and horror that’s overflowing with Easter Eggs and insider winks to the theme ride attraction, and benefits greatly from an ensemble cast that works overtime to make sure we enjoy ourselves. Rated PG-13 (for some thematic elements and scary action). Disney presents a film directed by Justin Simien and written by Katie Dippold.
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