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The Skeleton Key
Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt
Director: Ian Softley
The Plot: Hired to care for a stroke victim (Hurt) on an isolated plantation, hospice work Caroline (Hudson) begins to suspect her patient’s wife (Rowlands) is responsible for his condition. Armed with a key that opens ever door in the house, she uncovers a dark history of black magic, voodoo and ritual sacrifice.
What’s right with it? This gloriously silly ghost yarn is enjoyable thanks to an above average cast and a script from The Ring’s Ehren Kruger.
What’s wrong with it? Hudson is given little chance to display her natural vivacity, while the ending is beyond ludicrous.
Length: 104 minutes.
Verdict: A camp spookfest that’s more entertaining than some of the horror pics doing the rounds.
- Neil Smith –
Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt
Director: Ian Softley
The Plot: Hired to care for a stroke victim (Hurt) on an isolated plantation, hospice work Caroline (Hudson) begins to suspect her patient’s wife (Rowlands) is responsible for his condition. Armed with a key that opens ever door in the house, she uncovers a dark history of black magic, voodoo and ritual sacrifice.
What’s right with it? This gloriously silly ghost yarn is enjoyable thanks to an above average cast and a script from The Ring’s Ehren Kruger.
What’s wrong with it? Hudson is given little chance to display her natural vivacity, while the ending is beyond ludicrous.
Length: 104 minutes.
Verdict: A camp spookfest that’s more entertaining than some of the horror pics doing the rounds.
- Neil Smith –
[from Heat Magazine UK]