The story involving the guilt felt by the surviving widow of the creator of the huge Winchester Arms company is a solid one. The way this guilt manifests itself as the story evolves opens quite a few doors for exploration of the world of the living and the dead but it can’t sustain such a poor script.

Even the mighty Helen Mirren, try as she might, can’t do much with the wooden marbles she has to spit out. As the cliches pile up, the film relies more and more on the visceral thrills modern cinemas can deliver with huge screens and booming sound systems.

The Spierig Brothers have amassed a selection of films over the years that include some very interesting high concepts projects (Predestination) and some low grade thrills (Undead) unfortunately Winchester will add little to their resume.

Rob Hudson
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Winchester follows firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (portrayed by Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren) who was convinced that she was haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester repeating rifle. After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, she threw herself into the 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week construction of an enormous mansion designed to keep the evil spirits at bay.

But when skeptical San Francisco psychiatrist Eric Price (Jason Clarke) is dispatched to the estate to evaluate her state of mind, he discovers that her obsession may not be so insane after all. WINCHESTER will take audiences inside the labyrinth-like house that is believed to be one of the most haunted places in the world.

Filmed in Melbourne, Winchester also stars Aussies Sarah Snook and Angus Sampson.

Explore the Winchester house and learn more about this true story here.

Winchester was directed by The Spierig Brothers (JIGSAW, PREDESTINATION, DAYBREAKERS, UNDEAD), stars Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson and will be released in Australian Cinemas 22 February 2018!
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