Haunted Mansion (2023)

A widow and her son buy a mansion sight-unseen off of Zillow and -- wouldn'tcha know it -- it's super haunted. Everyone who tries to leave is pulled back there, which eventually results in a makeshift family of the owners, a priest, a scientist-turned-tour guide, a medium, and a historian stuck there trying to figure out how to satisfy the ghosts so they can go home.

It's convoluted, silly, and only sorta scary, which is in line with the actual ride at Disney. There were several in-jokes and sight gags for those of us who know the actual ride, which made this a sentimental treat. While I was pleasantly surprised by these tidbits, the movie itself doesn't work quite as well as it should -- which might be down to the fact that the kid (he wears a bowtie, for cripes' sake) is pretty far from relatable.

C+