Rent Ghosts of War (2020)

Haunted horror story with a brave twist. - Ghosts of War review by NP

Beautifully shot and directed low-budget tale of a squadron of soldiers spending time in a haunted house. It’s a slow burner, which won’t please some, but oozes atmosphere. The characters are well played and provide a good mix of personalities. The plot meanders and it isn’t clear where events are headed – or if they are even headed anywhere at all.

The twist will divide people, as twists always do. I didn’t care for it, although it gave a certain degree of sense to the increasingly confusing narrative. That said, I applaud the braveness of the revelation, which changes dramatically the feel of the film. My score is 6 out of 10.

Very Strange - Ghosts of War review by CP Customer

War Film?, Science Fiction?, Out of the World Experience?, that is the conundrum of this film, but after the first 20 minutes it became one long drag and I gave up trying to make out what was going on, and the ending came as a relief!  Even the acting of the cast could not save it!

Enjoyable, Exciting, Well-Made Horror Mostly Set at the end of the Second World War - Ghosts of War review by PV

I really enjoyed this film - it is well-made, well-written, well-acted as a group of 5 US GIs are tasked with guarding a mansion which becomes the archetypal haunted house.

And then, well. NO SPOILERS here but let us just say that it is a helluva twist, and one which will divide people. I was not sure about it at first. In fact, I rewound the film a bit before then as I was not sure what I had seen briefly flashed up.

But when I got used to the twist it sort of made sense.

I suppose another version could be made without it, and so then it would be a WWII haunted house horror film only.

A memorable film anyway and well done. I really enjoyed it,. 4 stars.