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A Scary Hollywood Movie That Plays Like A Foreign Film
Simply put, this is a good old-fashioned ghost story. THE OTHERS is director Alejandro Amenabar's first english film. This film teaches a lesson on life, death, and religion. There are moments of genuine surprise for the characters who are willing to enter the Victorian house where "the world of the dead gets mixed up with the world of the living." Nicole Kidman plays the controlling mother of a young boy and girl who must be sheltered at all times due to a rare skin condition. Kidman portrays the nervous wreck role quite well, seeming sometimes heroic, and yet, sometimes openly hostile toward her troubled kids. She plays the part of a single mother with soul and conviction. Having to live with drawn curtains, the use of soft candlelight and shadowed corners presents a less sinister background in a seemingly creepy film. THE OTHERS is all about atmosphere and setting. The storyline slowly moves through a fog of uncertainty, passing though some thought-provoking, religious overtones. This spooky romp into the hauted house genre is loaded with thrills and chills, not to mention wonderful acting by Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, and Fionnula Flanagan. This film will make you scream.

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A Good Quiet Horror Movie
Based on the previews, I expected The Others to pack more of a punch than it did. That's not to say it wasn't a good movie. The director did an excellent job setting up the spooky atmosphere. The plot begins when Grace (played by Nicole Kidman) wakes up screaming. That was a good beginning, but then the movie mellowed out after that. Grace answers the door to three people--a mute girl and an elderly couple--inquiring about servants' positions. She hires them, introducing the two women to her children, who are allergic to the sun. It is up to Bertha and Lydia to keep the curtains closed and the all the doors locked. Why isn't totally clear until Grace hears a little boy sobbing, then someone running in the upstairs hallway. The movie takes an eerie turn after the sobbing. The children start talking about the day their mother "went mad", but they don't say exactly what happened to her. We are left to assume that her mental decline occurred when her husband never returned from WWII. Grace grows more hysterical, thinking that intruders are in her house. The servants start conspiring with each other, to do what isn't clear until the end. Whether Grace is going mad isn't clear until the end. This movie has all the twists and turns of The Sixth Sense, including the neat tie at the end. But if you're looking for heart-pounding suspense, you'll leave the theater feeling disappointed. If you're a fan of quiet horror and/or mystery, you'll enjoy it.

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Very Inteligent Horror Film
Another fantastic example of a new genre of smart, very well written and very well made horror movies. Had this come before Sixth Sense it would deserve a full 5 stars.