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The Others (2001)
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A welcome throwback to the spooky traditions of Jack Clayton's The Innocents and Robert Wise's The Haunting, Alejandro Amenábar's The Others favors atmosphere, sound, and suggestion over flashy special effects. Set in 1945 on a fog-enshrouded island off the British coast, the film begins with a scream as Grace (Nicole Kidman) awakens from some unspoken horror, perhaps arising from her religiously overprotective concern for her young children, Anne (Alakina Mann) and Nicholas (James Bentley). The children are hypersensitive to light and have lived in a musty manor with curtains and shutters perpetually drawn. With...
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Mrs. Mills: Sometimes the world of the living gets mixed up with the world of the dead.
In a day when special effects rule, this is a creepy fright film that really rocks.
Alejandro Amenábar (The Sea Inside) has written and directed a horror film that uses sights and sounds effectively to make you jump from your seat....
(complete The Others review by B Movie Ben)
Written off by many as a rip-off of 'The Sixth Sense', this film like many on this list was overlooked for its brilliance. Nicole Kidman's performace hearkened in a new era for her that would soon lead her to a much deserved Oscar for 'The Hours'. The film follows a mother and her children who suffer from an allergy to...
(complete The Others review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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(7/28/2007)
