i must have seen a different film!!

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

hyped garbage

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Good movie, making sense and credible in its story and development. It is hard nowadays to find a thriller/horror film with a good, consistent script. Very good performances by the elder actors. The only thing I do not understand about this film is why the main character is so charmless. She claims wanting to help people but has nothing sympathetic about her look or behavior. Strange cast, in my opinion. The story still works.

Review (1~5)#Content: Script 4 | Acting 4 | Cinematography 3 | Film Editing 3#Visual: Costume Design 3 | Makeup & Hairstyling 3 | Scenic Design 4 | Lighting 3 | Visual Effects 3#Sound: Score & Soundtracks 5 | Sound Editing & Mixing 4#Overall (1~10): 5

Hmmm, the frequently asked questions on IMDb state that this film isn't based on a book, but is an original screenplay. That may be so, but the central story idea is certainly not original. I've read the first few pages of reviews on here but no one appears to have twigged that this is actually based on H.P. Lovecraft's The Thing on The Doorstep. Heavily disguised, of course!Major plot spoiler here. Lovecraft's 1933 tale concerns body-transference, in which an aged sorcerer, masquerading in the body of his daughter, marries a weak-willed but useful poet and steals his body. Sound familiar? Well it does if you have seen this movie!Actually Lovecraft himself may have got the idea from Berkeley Square, so it's no major steal from the master of the macabre; mostly this is a well-realised and watchable horror movie, which goes over the top in the thriller stakes a little too much towards the end. The house itself featured in the movie looks a little like the old plantation set in the 40s Universal Horror movies. I wonder if this is so and if it still survives? I liked the cast; Kate Hudson and Gena Rowlands are especially good; and the late John Hurt does extremely well as a stroke victim desperately trying to convey to Hudson's nurse that something is deeply wrong. Voodoo hasn't been used for a while in major horror films, so it's nice to see an atmospheric movie in this vein.If only it was quieter in its conclusion: the action gets a bit silly, to be honest. Overall, though, I quite enjoyed it. Just next time give credit to HPL, huh?

I have to say Kate Hudson was so like Lara Croft on this because her stunts and actions were just awesome! Although, this movie was more odd and you would be asking yourself a lot of questions. It really isn't that scary but you do get a few jump scares that normally just give you a few heart attacks. Nothing bad will happen, I promise!I just wonder, how did Cecile and Justify get into the lawyers and Caroline's body? OK so I know Caroline got hit by the mirror and different faces were shown but again, how on earth were they able to transfer themselves onto the bodies?! This is a really good movie at the same time and it'll definitely give you chills! Happy Halloween! :D