Directed by E. L. Sanchez and written by David Pettine, Nursery Rhyme is a challenging film, yet for the most part they have focused their attention on the story that unfolds and the characters themselves.
Janet Tracy Keijser is dramatic and emotionally involving and just plain compelling—she does a terrific job of making us feel her journey.
D.P. Lawrence Malloy’s lensing is particularly effective. Malloy employs all kinds of effectives shades, shadows and layers to create a look for the film that is emotionally resonant and occasionally quite jarring. Jon Ong’s original music also gives the film an uncomfortable, vulnerable feeling that weaves itself into the fabric of everything that unfolds.
With a terrific key central performance and better production quality than you might expect, David Pettine’s story unfolds convincingly and Sanchez manages it all with disciplined finesse. If you get a chance, check it out!
© Written by Richard Propes The Independent Critic
From the start the movie had me hooked. All I could think of during the entirety of this film was “Man, I’m really enjoying this!”
The acting of everyone involved in this film was great! None the less I was really looking forward to the story unfolding and discovering why she was in such an emotional state.
And then it hit! Like a ton of bricks! Holy—! This film went there…it truly went there, and it did so in such a successful and creepy manner. . . I went from trying to figure out why our lead was so anxious in the beginning to being the anxious one by the middle of the film. That unforeseen ending! Talk about awesome! Absolute chills!
The overall cinematography was great! The script of genius! And the lighting and sound was wonderful! My overall opinion, watch this! Watch this! Watch this! In any way that you can, watch this film!
By Loida D Garcia
RogueCinema.com
“Janet Tracy Keijser stole the show for me as the horribly damaged ‘Anna’.
Anna is a character I cared for immediately and Janet was really excellent
in this role”. On ‘Schism’ –
Hacked in the Head Indie Reviews.co.uk.
“The Halfway House is without a doubt one of the funniest low budget
horror films I have seen in ages”
Phil Davies Brown
HorrorAsylum.com
“Middling horror spoof “The Halfway House” has the right ingredients”
“Janet Tracy Keijser provides worthwhile performances and stunning eye candy. Light-hearted, whimsical and babe-a-licious, THE HALFWAY HOUSE is a definite crowd pleaser”.
“The Halfway House gets it just right. F##’ A, this movie has the goods!”.****4 – 1/2 out of 5 stars”.
Eric Campos – Film Threat
“Halfway House has the potential to be a cult hit!”
HorrorAsylum.com
“Horror spoof The Halfway House has all the right ingredients”
“The trailer is terrific with lots of extremely talented people”
MovieHole.com
“Janet Tracy Keijser provides worthwhile performances and stunning eye candy. Light-hearted, whimsical and babe-a-licious, THE HALFWAY HOUSE is a definite crowd pleaser”.
Barnes & Noble Reviews
“Hall is either a certifiable genius or a dyed-in-the-wool madman. He combines all these genres to make a new form of cinema for the millennium”
Douglas Waltz
CultCuts.net
