Kate Hudson stars as Caroline who takes a job caring for a stroke-victim named Ben who lives out in the swamp in Louisiana with his wife Violet who is a somewhat weird woman. Caroline gets a skeleton key from Violet who opens all doors in the big old house were the couple lives and makes her way into a secret room in the attic were she finds items of hoodoo magic that used to belong to the original owners of the house. Also Ben had his stroke in the attic and his wife says she has no idea of how he got it. Caroline is determined to find out what caused the stroke and to unlock the secrets of the house.
This is more of a thriller then an actual horror movie. It has a somewhat creepy atmosphere at times but never really gets scary. Although it's kinda entertaining and keeps your interest up throughout the movie.
Kate Hudson who I've never thought anything either positive or negative of before plays the part of Caroline really well and belivable. The fact that they also are in the south adds a whole lot of feeling to the movie.
No gore, no blood and no real horror elements what-so-ever, but it still makes a decent thriller with some drama elements which actually added to the movie too. Recommended.
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MOVIE YEAR: 2005
DIRECTOR: Iain Softley
WRITING CREDITS: Ehren Kruger
GENRE: Horror, Drama, Thriller
CAST: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 104 min
RATING: 6/10
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