It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

"Audrey Rose" started well as a thriller in the mold of "The Exorcist." A child is possibly "inhabited" by another child named Audrey Rose, who died in a tragic auto crash wherein she was trapped in the car. The lost soul has now taken on a new life in haunting little Ivy Templeton.A good cast (Marsha Mason, John Beck, Anthony Hopkins) keeps the suspense going until the film falters by turning the case into a courtroom drama. It is when lawyers get involved and try to "prove" the existence of reincarnation that the film has a major meltdown.The second half of film also includes far too much pretentious dialogue about how the soul must be mended and this incident is but "one act in a cosmic drama of many lifetimes." Please! The early portion of the film was on stronger dramatic ground when Anthony Hopkins' character was comforting the child by saying, "Dada is here." The pretentious excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita ("the soul is eternal, ever-existing, undying, and primeval") appearing on the screen at the end gave the impression that the filmmakers were engaged in a documentary, not a horror film.The excellent performers, especially Mason as the vulnerable mother, was wasted in the film's conclusion that took the form of a long hypnosis session of little Ivy/Audrey. In the end, the filmmakers wanted this film to be a provocative learning experience about world religions, but the result was only disturbing and unpleasant.

Elliot Hoover (Anthony Hopkins) believes that 11-year-old schoolgirl Ivy Templeton (Susan Swift) is the reincarnation of his daughter, who was burnt alive in a car wreck. Is he a nutter? Ivy's parents (Marsha Mason and John Beck) think so… at first.IMDb categorises Audrey Rose as horror, and the film is listed in my trusty Aurum Encyclopedia of Horror, but it's not in the least bit scary, shocking, or disturbing: the only freaky thing about the whole film is the titular character's 'Crazy Frog' expression, all bug eyes and manic grin. Rather than a sense of fear, all I felt was irritation every time the girl cried, whimpered or screamed, or gave the camera one of her unconvincing smiles or vacant looks of bewilderment.As if Swift's performance wasn't grating enough, the rest of the cast seem to do their utmost to compete: John Beck's character is a total asshole, Mason's histrionics are hard to bear, and Anthony Hopkins adds to the overall annoyance with his repetitious calling of his little girl's name in an attempt to soothe her. Audrey Rose! Audrey Rose! Audrey F**ing Rose! Aaaaarrrggggh! Put a sock in it, Hopkins!The final straws that broke this camel's back were the dull 'made-for-TV movie-of-the-week' direction and the choppy editing, the film jumping awkwardly from one scene to another. All told, this is a weak effort, horror or not!

...but unfortunately this film never did rise from its sorry mishmash of poor direction, acting and editing. I would recommend you give this one a miss and do something more interesting like inserting a sharp pencil into your eyeball. Whatever it is that makes a dreary movie, this one had it in spades. There was an air of desperation from the cast, especially Hopkins, who looked like an exasperated actor who was tired of the director's insistence on yet another retake. There was an air throughout of a consensus among the cast that this was maybe a bad idea, but hey, we're stuck with it. The stark contrast between such movies as The Omen is only too plain to see. This fails on all counts and to top that we have this wretched girl wailing and screaming in far too many long and wearing scenes. I watched this at home so I could at least mute her. Robert was very wise to show one of these horrible scenes through a window so we only saw her mouthing her ear-splitting racket. The courtroom scene was dire and why would the Indian guru type character appear in full tribal costume? Wouldn't a suit have been more appropriate for this occasion? This film laboured the plot and was boring throughout.

While the overall plot of the movie was excellent, especially for that period of time when the subject of reincarnation was new, Susan Swift's acting "ability" made this movie unbearable to watch. Her constant whining and inability to control her facial features was a huge distraction not to mention that she looked as though she had a mental illness. I cannot believe that she was actually picked for a big screen movie, she lacks any form of talent and is one of the worst actresses I have ever seen. I looked up her biography and it's no surprise that she only starred in a total of 4 big screen productions, someone finally realized the dud that they had on their hands. The old saying that money talks really must have rung true when her parents took her to that audition.