- Film Review
- Reviewed By Dave Aldridge
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2 out of 5
There's a certain perverse pleasure in watching A-grade talent tackling B-grade material. Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts are the stars here. And a daft haunted-house tale is what they battle, but eventually lose out to. Craig and Weisz play married couple Will and Libby, who relocate with their kids from the big city to a dream home in a small town. But spooky stuff starts happening, and Will discovers via neighbour Ann (Watts) that their new home once played host to a father's brutal killing of his whole family. There's a decent twist to the tale, but it comes surprisingly early. And when you show your hand so soon, what follows has to be pretty special. Here, it simply isn't: it's daft and nonsensical. But it's that silliness and the sheer calibre of cast that ensure this has a certain car-crash watchability about it.
Plot Summary
A man moves to a small town with his wife and two daughters, but receives the startling news that a woman and her children were murdered in his new home five years previously. He begins seeing things which make him suspect the house is haunted, and that there may be a connection between the ghosts and his own past. Horror, starring Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Will Atenton
- Daniel Craig
- Ann Patterson
- Naomi Watts
- Libby
- Rachel Weisz
- Jack Patterson
- Marton Csokas
- Boyce
- Elias Koteas
- Dr Greeley
- Jane Alexander
- Trish
- Taylor Geare
- Dee Dee
- Claire Geare
- Chloe Patterson
- Rachel Fox
Crew
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
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