The Skeleton Key (DVD)

The Skeleton Key (DVD)

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Item#: 10036676
    Widescreen After New Orleans hospice worker Caroline (Kate Hudson) answers a help wanted ad, she finds herself wo
 
 
    After New Orleans hospice worker Caroline (Kate Hudson) answers a help wanted ad, she finds herself working as the live-in caretaker of Ben Devereaux (John Hurt), a stroke victim who has lost his ability to speak. Ben`s wife, Violet (Gena Rowlands), presents Caroline with a skeleton key to open any door in the house--with the exception of one, which she claims she has never been able to open. But curiosity gets the best of her, and Caroline opens the door to find a wealth of materials representing the old house`s history of hoodoo, an ancient form of folk magic. She soon discovers that the house harbors a dark secret--one that Violet knows more about than she first admits.

    Breaking her string of lighthearted romantic comedies, Kate Hudson gives a performance that proves she`s more than capable of playing a feisty damsel in distress. Ehren Kruger`s (THE RING) script gives her some physically demanding scenes, while providing the audience with a steady string of effective jolts culminating in a SIXTH SENSE-style twist that few are likely to see coming. Louisiana`s swampy, heavy atmosphere is literally a character in the film, while Gena Rowlands, at age 75, astounds once again with one of her most surprising roles.
 

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Overall Rating: 5

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   Rating: 5.00 out of 5.00
   Would recommend?: Yes 2 out of 2
 

 

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