The most baffling casting here is Jared Leto as the Hatbox Ghost. Tiffany Haddish wins simply by having the best joke. Overall this is an undeniably talented cast who've all been really funny in the past so even if they're not as funny here as they definitely could've been they're all still good at getting a fair few chuckles out of the material throughout. Any scene where he opens up about his pain is incredibly engaging and unexpectedly real. For a remake of a film based on a theme park ride he's way better than he needed to be. Lakeith Stanfield is the main reason any of this works. Haunted Mansion is needlessly convoluted and feels its length but for a Disney theme park ride adaptation it's really impressive how ready this film is to have some genuinely moving and open conversations about grief and how painful it can be to move on.
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