The Skeleton Key (Widescreen Edition)
by Iain Softley
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Actor: Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Joy Bryant, Kate Hudson, Peter SarsgaardDirector: Iain Softley
Brand: Universal Studios
Cinematographer: Daniel Mindel
Producer: Iain Softley
Producer: Clayton Townsend
Producer: Daniel Bobker
Producer: Michael Shamberg
Producer: Stacey Sher
Writer: Ehren Kruger
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Extra tracks, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-15
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of The Skeleton Key (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Anyone who'd give it more than three stars is nuts
Summary: 3 Stars
A lot of movies are like this. The journey of going through it is the fun part and you end up with a mediocre or lackluster ending. Then you go to bed and wake up the next morning, thinking that movie was really stupid and a waste of time. I think this movie is an utter waste of time. Watch something else. The only redemption is the main character's body.DVD Review: Skeleton Key
Summary: 4 Stars
Good movie ! Good acting ! Hope they make a "REAL" sequel to this movie. This movie "Skeleton Key" is well acted and directed. Leaving you to want more..you hunger to find the sequel but you won't find it as yet.
I made the mistake of watching what I thought was the sequel but "John Johnson's Skeleton Key 2" IS NOT A SEQUEL to this movie.
DVD Review: Keep grinding those bricks
Summary: 3 Stars
The Skeleton Key is a tolerable piece of hoodoo hokum but there's a much better film struggling to get out. Along with a reasonably interesting story idea all the ingredients are present: The attractive female lead, the classy supporting cast, the atmospheric location, and some excellent cinematography. What's missing is tension. This is a slow-burner, and there's nothing wrong with that, except here the flame is barely alight at times. The first two-thirds of the movie are pretty uneventful and would have benefitted from a few good shocks to keep the audience awake. Despite a solid performance from Hudson she struggles to keep things moving with a plot that really needs winding up. The twist at the end is reasonably satisfying although the outcome will be at least partially divined by the observant viewer. Overall this isn't a bad film but it doesn't live up to it's potential.DVD Review: great entertainment!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
i love horror films and this is one of the best ive seen in a long time! of course kate hudson is great. her comedies are terrific so i never dreamed she be so good in this kind of movie. this reminded me of mephisto waltz with alan alda-1974.DVD Review: Great movie at a great price!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this movie for my wife as a gift. She watches it over and over when nothing is on TV.
Description of The Skeleton Key (Widescreen Edition)
When caroline takes a job in louisianas bayou she unlocks a deadly secret involving magic that pulls her into a terrifying world of strange & frightening incidences. The key to escaping may lie in a decrepit attic but if she dares to believe in what she discovers everything she fears will become real! Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/18/2007 Starring: Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg13Steeped in rain, humidity, and eerie bayou atmosphere, The Skeleton Key is an entertaining supernatural thriller that makes excellent use of its Louisiana locations. New Orleans and the rural environs of Terrebonne Parish are crucial in setting up the creepy circumstances that find compassionate caregiver Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson) newly employed at the backwater plantation home of Violet (Gena Rowlands) and her invalid husband Ben (John Hurt), who's been rendered mute and seemingly helpless by a recent stroke. The place is rife with mystery, shrouded in the secrets of a suspicious past and, under Violet's stern supervision, plagued by superstition involving the use of Hoodoo magic spells (not to be confused with Voodoo, as explored in the similarly suspenseful Angel Heart) intended to protect the house from harm. But Caroline soon discovers the source of the mystery, and why Ben (who can barely utter a word) is so desperate to escape his seemingly comfortable domesticity. There are a few loopholes in the screenplay by prolific horror writer Ehren Kruger (The Ring and The Brothers Grimm), but director Iain Softley (Wings of the Dove) expertly emphasizes the edgy air of mystery, pushing some effective shocks while encouraging fine work from Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard (as Violet's lawyer) and especially Rowlands, who's genuinely disturbing as Skeleton Key nears a twist ending that's undeniably effective. --Jeff Shannon
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