THE BAT

The story is set up very well in the early scenes of the movie, with a lot of possibilities centering around the house that Moorehead's character has rented. But then, while it holds your interest for the rest of the time, it slows down quite a bit, and it never really makes full use of the potential that it has established. The story also has some unfortunate holes. The country house atmosphere is convincing enough to work for the most part, but it could easily have been better with more detail. Overall, it's worth seeing for anyone who likes the genre,