The producers probably wanted a classy presence in Helen Mirren, thinking she could bring gravitas to the genre, while softening the blow of this dialogue-heavy script. She plays the heiress to the titular company, best known for their rifles. Her elaborate house has become an unhappy home for the ghosts of anyone who’s ever been killed by one of their firearms. A doctor (Jason Clarke) is sent to determine her sanity, but gets expectedly sucked into the hauntings by the unhappy spirits. The period look of the film is attractive, but the story is dull and predictable. Despite a few jump scares, there’s no real tension or anything about the film that makes it worth seeing.
(1 / 5)