The Others
(***)
review by Ken Gumbs
There is nothing better than expecting a bad movie and getting a good one. The
Others is a sleeper film, in that I mean I thought it was going to make me fall
asleep; an occurrence that is not so uncommon with many so called “scary”
movies.
Nicole Kidman plays
a wealthy English housewife of three children and a husband who is off fighting
the Germans during W.W.II. The setting is a large dark manor that is closed
off from light to protect Kidman’s
photosensitive children.
Nicole Kidman gives a performance that rivals her work in Moulin Rouge. The
decor of this film is dark cold and empty, something pulled right from a Tim
Burton film. Like many of today’s scary movies, The Others has a big surprise
ending. Of course after you watch it, you will be slapping your head saying
“I should have known it.”
The Others was a surprisingly entertaining film in a genre that has not been
very entertaining as of late.
I recommend it.
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