There’s a scene early on in Autumn Road, a moment of innocence and tenderness between a young boy, Charlie, and his crush Winnie, with a haunted attraction on Halloween serving as the backdrop. It’s a genuinely sweet and touching moment that turns terrifying on a dime as Winnie, played wonderfully by Maddie Lea Hendrix, suffers an allergy attack. For the audience, it should be heartbreaking as we realize this boy’s terror and helplessness, but instead, it’s undercut by poor acting on the part of the actor playing Charlie, who gives such a stilted performance that the scene is robbed of any emotion.