Review of The Others (2001) by John T — 29 Jul 2011

The Others is what you would call an old fashioned ghost story. This is a film which leaves more to the imagination and does not rely on any blood , violence or death ( well not really) but more on a clever script and an ingenious twist.

Nocole Kidman plays a mother of two children who lives in an old country house and while she awaits her husband from the second world war she recruits three members of staff . All is not what it seems.

I really likes this film. Kidman is good as is Fionnula Flanagan who plays the nanny.

This is a slow burner that builds up the tension superbly until the viewer starts to put the pieces of the jigsaw together and in the end it becomes really quite scary.

If you have not seen The Others before it is well worth a watch.