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Iain SoftleyScenario:
Ehren KrugerCamera:
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Edward ShearmurActeurs:
Kate Hudson, John Hurt, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Isaach De Bankolé, David Jensen, Joe Chrest, Jeryl Prescott, Natalie McNeil (meer)Streaming (1)
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Verpleegster Caroline verzorgt een oude vrouw en haar zeer zieke man. Ze wonen in een oud herenhuis en ze houden er vreemde gewoonten op na. Wanneer Caroline een loper krijgt van de vrouw des huizes, komt ze er al snel achter dat 1 deur in het huis niet te openen is... (United International Pictures)
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If any film has pleasantly surprised me lately and has truly brought me joy within its genre, it's the horror-themed The Skeleton Key. A smart film with the atmosphere of southern New Orleans, featuring black magic, mysterious rituals, mysticism, and African American animistic cults. It vaguely resembles the high-budgeted Angel Heart. Tension is gradually built, the acting is decent, and the twist ending is surprising. It's a film where the creators can play with the audience's expectations as well as traditional genre props and schemes. Furthermore, the twist ending is soaked in dark and corrosive humor. It's not a film that indulges in jump scares; rather, it's a horror thriller that genre connoisseurs will appreciate. Overall impression: 80%.
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The Skeleton Key is a skilfully made horror flick, but in terms of its content, it’s long past it’s sell-by date. The identification with the female protagonist, which is supposed to lead to the crucial conclusion, is effective, but not so much so that it makes for a satisfying ending. It’s rather just surprising. This is a solid thriller without any obvious flaws, but it’s not as intense as it wants to be.
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A decent horror film, reasonably suspenseful most of the time, but so stupid towards the end that it slams the door of the house. The voodoo theme is used here for a twist that is anything but clever. The casting of Sarsgaard, then, is somewhat by-the-book, given his typical roles.
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A bona fide old-school thriller with a ghost story and a likable main character, but no original or exceptional content. You can see the craftsmanship, especially in the building of the atmosphere in the house or in the ending, and I'm sure that when it was released it could very well have been the event of the year, but after so many years and films seen, the individual elements no longer strike me as innovative, but all seen a hundred times nowadays. Even so, I can objectively say that the film definitely did not spare any tension and I enjoyed it quite a lot. In particular, I must mention the final five minutes, which surprised and grounded me and earned the film a fourth star.
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Ehren Kruger obviously got his writing juices flowing during the remake of the first The Ring because the second film didn't feature much intelligence. The same can be said about The Key. It's not completely stupid, but it's punishingly hollow at certain points. Softley knows how to film dialogue to perfection, but the atmosphere eludes him - the protagonist wanders around the house while the more knowledgeable viewer suspects that there are no boogeymen in the attic. It gets a small bonus for the relatively clever point and a big one for Kate Hudson's nice ass.
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