Rating: R
Movie Release Date: September 19, 2003
DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
Plot 411: Fed up with city life, a family moves into an old manor and weird things begin to occur around the home.
Review: Cooper (Dennis Quaid) and Leah (Sharon Stone) decide to move to the country when their son is almost killed in an automobile accident. They purchase an old home and begin to renovate it. However, when Dale (Stephen Dorff), the former owner and an ex-con, returns to the home and offers to help with the renovations, weird things begin to happen around the home. Dorff did a good job at playing two sides of the coin, which kept the audience guessing as to his real motives. Was he just trying to get back on his feet or did he have a grudge about being kicked out of his family home? Besides Dorff, there wasn't really anything else that was interesting about the film. Despite trying to create suspense and tension, the film was just lukewarm. I kept waiting for something supernatural to happen, because of the location, age and condition of the home. However, I guess that's a different kind of movie altogether. Also in this film are Juliette Lewis, Christopher Plummer and a youn Kristen Stewart.
Watch It: If it happens to be on TV (like I did).
Skip It: If you're looking for a movie with a possessed house or upset spirits.
Movie Release Date: September 19, 2003
DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
Plot 411: Fed up with city life, a family moves into an old manor and weird things begin to occur around the home.
Review: Cooper (Dennis Quaid) and Leah (Sharon Stone) decide to move to the country when their son is almost killed in an automobile accident. They purchase an old home and begin to renovate it. However, when Dale (Stephen Dorff), the former owner and an ex-con, returns to the home and offers to help with the renovations, weird things begin to happen around the home. Dorff did a good job at playing two sides of the coin, which kept the audience guessing as to his real motives. Was he just trying to get back on his feet or did he have a grudge about being kicked out of his family home? Besides Dorff, there wasn't really anything else that was interesting about the film. Despite trying to create suspense and tension, the film was just lukewarm. I kept waiting for something supernatural to happen, because of the location, age and condition of the home. However, I guess that's a different kind of movie altogether. Also in this film are Juliette Lewis, Christopher Plummer and a youn Kristen Stewart.
Watch It: If it happens to be on TV (like I did).
Skip It: If you're looking for a movie with a possessed house or upset spirits.
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