Rating: PG-13
Movie Release Date: August 12, 2005
DVD Release Date: November 15, 2005
Plot 411: Nurse Caroline cares for a man in an old Louisiana home filled with secrets and hoodoo.
Review: Caroline (Kate Hudson) takes a position at a plantation home to care for an elderly man named Ben (John Hurt) who has recently had a stroke. His wife Violet (Gena Rowlands) is unable to care for him alone. After her initial hesitation, Caroline is convinced by Ben and Violet's lawyer Luke (Peter Sarsgaard) to take the job. While at the home, Caroline experiences weird occurrences and learns of the folk religion of hoodoo. She believes that Ben's illness can be cured if he can only convince himself he is well. She contacts a witch doctor and learns a spell to help cure him. The weird happenings continue and soon Caroline finds herself wondering whether or not hoodoo is real. I enjoyed this movie a lot and thought Hudson did a pretty good job. Usually she's firmly stuck in the rom com genre, but this time she branched out into a thriller/suspense/horror movie. Well, not really horrror but supernatural. It was a nice change of pace. Rowland does an excellent job in this role. How she transforms into this scary woman from the confused lady in The Notebook is beyond me. Guess that's what great actors can do. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and I liked where the movie led me. The sound design was great and really added to the tension. Without it, the movie wouldn't be half as scary.
Movie Release Date: August 12, 2005
DVD Release Date: November 15, 2005
Plot 411: Nurse Caroline cares for a man in an old Louisiana home filled with secrets and hoodoo.
Review: Caroline (Kate Hudson) takes a position at a plantation home to care for an elderly man named Ben (John Hurt) who has recently had a stroke. His wife Violet (Gena Rowlands) is unable to care for him alone. After her initial hesitation, Caroline is convinced by Ben and Violet's lawyer Luke (Peter Sarsgaard) to take the job. While at the home, Caroline experiences weird occurrences and learns of the folk religion of hoodoo. She believes that Ben's illness can be cured if he can only convince himself he is well. She contacts a witch doctor and learns a spell to help cure him. The weird happenings continue and soon Caroline finds herself wondering whether or not hoodoo is real. I enjoyed this movie a lot and thought Hudson did a pretty good job. Usually she's firmly stuck in the rom com genre, but this time she branched out into a thriller/suspense/horror movie. Well, not really horrror but supernatural. It was a nice change of pace. Rowland does an excellent job in this role. How she transforms into this scary woman from the confused lady in The Notebook is beyond me. Guess that's what great actors can do. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and I liked where the movie led me. The sound design was great and really added to the tension. Without it, the movie wouldn't be half as scary.
Watch It: For the great twist ending.
Skip It: If you're really looking for a supernatural horror movie. This one just kind of threads the line and is more of a thriller.
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