ROSEWOOD LANE

US, 2011, 97 minutes, Colour.

Rose Mc Gowan, Lauren Velez, Ray Wise, Sonny Marinelli, Daniel Ross Owens, Leslie- Anne Down, Rance Howard, Lin Shaye.
Directed by Victor Salva.

Rosewood Is a psychological thriller with touches on the supernatural.

Rose Mc Gowan plays an on-air psychologist who has had a traumatic life, returning home after the death of her father. She has good friend, a producer, as well as a DA boyfriend. However, there is a sinister paperboy who imposes himself on her, has a mysterious background, seems a teenager but also seems older.

The film builds up to a climax after the death of the DA, the confrontation between the paperboy and the psychologist.

The film was directed by Victor Salva, whose films are varied, including Powder, Jeepers Creepers, Peaceful Warrior.

1. A melodrama about a psychologist, paperboy with sinister behaviour, murders? With the touch of the supernatural?

2. The title, the street, suburbia, Sonny and her family home, the neighbours and the houses, the street? The radio station? The highway? Authentic feel? Musical score?

3. Sonny, her role as a psychologist, on the radio, her calls, Paula as her producer, the announcer and their friendships? Going to her father’s death, his alcoholism, his brutality when she was a child, her hatred of him? Trying to sell the house? Unable to, returning, the talk with the next-door neighbour, his warning about the paperboy? The paperboy coming to the door, the subscription, his insistence, Sonny urging him to go? Her settling into the house, her mixed feelings? The bear and the ballet dancer on the shelf? Her going into town, weekly, for the broadcast? The paperboy and his phoning, on air, Hickory Dickory Dock and the other nursery rhymes?

4. Her relationship with her father, violence, his accidental death, sale of the house?

5. Her relationship with Barrett, the break, his helping her settling, not staying, finding the statues moved, ringing him, his coming, reassuring her, the discussions with the police, his being part of the DA’s office?

6. Barrett, his help, puzzle, attacked by the paperboy? The paperboy tormenting him?

7. The paperboy, mysterious, deliveries, coming to the house, interactions with Sonny, frightening her? Harassment?

8. His further activities, investigations about him?

9. The police, coming to the house, interviews, not believing Sonny?

10. Paula coming, fears, his intrusion, violence?

11. The mystery of the paperboy and whether he was a psychopath or a mysterious evil being?