emma-190-611245 The Selling is a brilliant, expertly crafted film. The script is extremely well written, the dialogue is funny, fast and realistic, the actors welcome us into the story and are hilariously believable (the real-estate office scenes and open house scenes will be highly amusing to those familiar with buying or selling a home). And the direction of this film is superb.Going into the theatre to see this movie I assumed an independent film would have special effects that would be slightly amateurish. They weren't. They were wonderful! And they pack a scare, so be mindful if there are kids under 8 or 9 watching with you.Director Emily Lou's pacing is marvelous. This is a funny horror story - it's meant to be both, and that's a tricky thing to do. The tense build up to scary moments are perfectly mixed with the lighter laughs and the "over the top, screams for laughter" moments as well. This kind of thing could have been a disaster, but the pacing is expertly managed here. There's a story within a story and that is handled beautifully as well. The performances are nuanced and bring us into the fun, and those of us old enough to remember Barry Bostwick in Rocky Horror will delight at his appearance here. Gabriel Diani is a gem and that rare performer who deftly handles humour, horror, angst and tenderness with ease.Definitely see this movie. You'll have a little fright, a lot of laughs and most importantly, you will care about these people.

Steven Dengler My wife and I saw this film together and we both loved it. And there are not many movies I can honestly say that about! I have recommended it to many of my friends, and will continue to do so.From the opening scene to the closing credit roll, I was thoroughly delighted. This is a movie about believable characters working through a crazy situation, and it's played for laughs. The movie has a simple honesty and charm which is so lacking from many contemporary movies. The only other movie I've seen recently with heart like this is Safety Not Guaranteed. (If you loved that movie, do yourself a huge favor and watch this one.) For those of you old enough to remember, this is a movie in the best tradition of 1970s comedies. Imagine if Blake Edwards had done a comedy/horror film mash-up and this film is what you would get. This is not a high budget film with explosions and crazy computer effects, although the effects that are present do the job nicely. This movie is a comedy. Period. The horror undertones are important but secondary, and serve principally to support the story. The plot, the characters, and all their interactions are played for comedy. And it works wonderfully.If you're looking for a fun, light-hearted comedy with excellent characters, this is your movie. If you're looking for vapid, high-budget Hollywood schlock, then this is not for you.

tajvida After reading the plot synopsis on the back of the DVD box, I was primed for a funny horror movie, with a clever story.While the movie did deliver some funny/ironic lines, and was sort of a novel twist on the tired "haunted house" genre, it failed to ever really engage me, and the characters rarely rose above silly stereotypes.Aside from some decent paranormal special effects, the overall "look" of the movie was cheap and low budget, which isn't always necessarily a bad thing, but I think it did hinder my enjoyment of the film.I was looking forward to Barry Bostwick's turn as the priest, but was half asleep by the time he made his appearance...All in all, I would have to sadly not recommend this movie.

elkane85 I saw this film with my husband at the Fright Night Film Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. After seeing the trailer, I thought we would be in for a cute/silly indie horror-comedy flick. I was not prepared for The Selling to be one of the funniest comedy feature films that I have seen in many years. This film is chock full of hilarious lines (that we found ourselves quoting the entire drive back to Florida)and comedic situations that had us roaring with laughter. Seeing Barry Bostwick as the priest attempting to exercise the house of its spirits was the cherry on top of this great film.To put it simply, this film is a must-see. I am a filmmaker myself (my film, Loverboy, played in the same festival where I saw this) and I felt it an honor to play in the same festival as the Selling. I hope a major company picks this film up for distribution. I know if they do it will be a massive hit.Great job to the cast and crew. 10 out of 10. Without a doubt!