There are certain elements one comes to expect when watching a film belonging to a particular genre. Films that aim to relate to such a genre can often fall victim to biased audiences who come to expect common traits, which may be in the form of elements within the film (visuals, camerawork, lighting, sound, music) or in the area of marketing (trailers, posters, pre-released stills, even film titles!). The genre that experiences this the most is horror. It could be said that if a film intentionally released or marketed as a horror production doesn't comply with a said formula, to a certain extent, an audience can turn against it. Oftentimes, this has nothing to do with .  Read the complete review

RELEASED: 2009 Cert.15 RUNNING TIME: Approx. 87 mins DIRECTORS: Charles & Thomas Guard PRODUCER: Michael Grillo, Walter F Parkes, Ivan Reitman, &Laurie MacDonald SCREENPLAY: Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard MUSIC: Christopher Young MAIN CAST:- Emily Browning as Anna Arielle Kebbel as Alex Elizabeth Banks as Rachel David Strathairn as Steven ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FILM ONLY REVIEW After her terminally ill invalid mother dies in a fire, grieving Anna attempts suicide which results in her being hospitalised ...  Read the complete review

Anna has had a stint in hospital to recover from a breakdown following the death of her mother. Relieved to finally be going home, she is thrilled to see her father and her sister, Alex. She isn't quite so pleased to see Rachel, however, their former housekeeper who her father has now moved in as his lover. Alex is angry that Anna left her alone to cope with Rachel and the pair begin to discuss the possibility that Rachel isn't who she claims to be. The more they investigate, the more it seems that this isn't the case. When a friend of Anna's claims to have seen something suspicious the night of her mother's death, the sisters are even more suspicious. Can they prove who  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION I really enjoy a good psychological thriller and The Uninvited really did it for me. There have been a number of American remakes in recent years of popular Asian horror movies including The Grudge starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Mirrors starring Kiefer Sutherland. Often the remakes are a bit of a letdown but The Uninvited is fortunately a very credible version of a South Korean movie called A Tale Of Two Sisters. THE ACTORS Emily Browning who plays Anna is an Australian actress and model probably best known as Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events (2004). Elizabeth Banks who plays ...  Read the complete review

2009 brings us a remake titled 'The Uninvited'. Before I review this movie it is strongly advised by myself and other movie enthusiasts that you watch the original (A Tale of Two Sisters) first. It is superior with a more complete plot and gives answers to questions that the remake leaves unanswered. Within the first few opening scenes you find one of the main characters, a troubled young girl named 'Anna' (Emily Browning) awakening in a mental hospital. Unsure why at first, she is discharged from a hospital but before she leaves she is told 'to finish what she started' by her psychiatrist/therapist. And this is where the movie begins... Returning ...  Read the complete review