It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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

Jessabelle is very shocking to me! The first thing that drew me to the movie was, the look of the movie. It looks very pretty. Jessabelle is directed very well too and the music was awesome too. There are a few jump scares, so beware. Sara Snook was also great in her performance as Jessie, it really felt like she gave it her all. The scenes that were shot at the bayou are beautifully shot And really all the shots taken outside are beautiful. Jessabelle is a movie that all horror fans should check out, I don't understand the bad reviews. Was it the best horror film? No! But it sure was entertaining and well worth a look. The other thing that is neat is that I own the radio that is featured in the movie, I enjoyed the film so much I had to own something from it. Please give Jessabelle a chance and I promise you, you will not be disappointed.

Saw the trailer and it started out with; "from the makers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister and The Purge". All movies I am a HUGE fan of. I was really excited to see Jessabelle, and I was not disappointed! Yes, there are some splot holes here and there SPOILER: (Like the baby that died is suddenly a grown woman, but a ghost... made little sense), but there was some good scares and an exciting story all the way that kept me at the edge of my seat. Loved the twist at the end and that we actually got an answer on everything, that seems to be uncommon in most horror flicks. Especially enjoyed the wood input, because its generally really creepy. I recommend this for everyone thats a horror fan.

Jessabelle "Jessie" Laurent (Sarah Snook) is pregnant and accepts to move to the house of her boyfriend to raise a family of their own. However they have a car accident where her boyfriend and her baby die. Jessie is seriously wounded and trapped to a wheelchair, and the direction of the hospital asks her to contact her estranged father to help her. Leon Laurent (David Andrews) brings his daughter to his house in Louisiana and lodges her in her mother's room. Jessie snoops around the room and finds a videotape where her mother Kate Laurent (Joelle Carter) is pregnant and reads tarot cards to her. She tells that Jessie would never left Louisiana; she is attracted by water; and another woman wants her out of the house. However Leon arrives and destroys the tape. On the next morning, Jessie watches another videotape when her father is out of the house, and her mother talks about the man that had taught her to read cards, Moses (Vaughn Wilson}. Jessie is haunted by the ghost of a woman and her father discovers the two other videotapes she has hidden. When he tries to destroy them, something happens to him and he is burnt to death trapped in a shed. During the funeral, Jessie meets her high-school friend Preston Sanders (Mark Webber), who is unhappily married. Preston decides to help Jessie after watching the videotapes. Who might be haunting Jessie? "Jessabelle" is a creepy and melancholic ghost story, with an original story of haunted house and a well-written screenplay. The plot is developed in a slow pace and the conclusion is totally unexpected. The gorgeous Sarah Snook has a great performance and the supporting cast is also excellent. The IMDb User Rating is totally underrated. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Jessabelle: O Passado Nunca Morre" ("Jessabelle: The Past Never Dies")Note: On 05 august 2016, I saw this film again.

I found this story to be rather enjoyable, as the movie progressed along. Seemed a little slow at the start, but definitely a nice pick up and change of pace when the action started. The questioning of what's real and what isn't was one of the more intriguing parts of the movie, until the two physically blended together at the end. The mother's seeming knowledge of what her daughter is doing in those tapes is odd, but a nice twist. The more she seems to watch the tapes, the crazier things seem to get, which begs why she didn't just quit watching them. Somehow, someway, the visions are not just creeping into her reality, however, because she's not the only one that appears to be dealing with them. Her friend, Preston, experiences an actual encounter with the person that is scaring her, by almost ironically picking her up and taking her to his car. This is ironic, because after the lake switch, I found it very intriguing that he didn't seem to notice the identity of 'Jessabelle' was not Jessabelle. All in all, however, I would give this a thumbs up, definitely better than a lot of the horror movies produced these days, plus: it actually has 'jumping scare' moments. Like: you wouldn't predict them, and I'm always intrigued by horror movies that can keep me on my toes. They also did something I thought I'd never see, realizing that all the weird stuff is happening at the house: they tried to leave...I liked that touch, cause I know I wouldn't stay.