The Uninvited is yet another attempt by the US studio system to sucessfully remake an Asian horror movie; this time A Tale Of Two Sisters.
After a spell at a psychiatric unit for trying to slit her own wrists, troubled teen Emily Browning returns home to her father and sister. Her terminally ill mother died in a fire, which is the cause of her distress, and much of the movie is spent with her trying to remember/discover what happened that nigh. In addition, her mothers sexy nurse (Elizabeth Banks) has now moved in to the family home with Dad looking for his second marraige.
Did the wicked stepmother kill Mom, you ask? Frankly, it's nearly so predictable that you give up asking and start yearing for the end credits. The cast are phoning it in, the horror consists of no gore and a couple of weak jumps that couldn't scare a mouse with a heart condition. It's also devoid of tension; fatel for a horror movie (even a psychological one)
Fortunately for me, I couldn't remember how the excellent Tale Of Two Sisters ended, so The Uninvited's twist came as a pleasent surprise. However, the film makers tried so hard to deal me a red herring, I got boorrred.
Next time guys...try to keep your viewer entertained...all the way up until you reveal the twist. Cause the cleverness of your ending don't make up for an hour and a half of Captain Bland.
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Yeah. Thought so. I have zero interest in seeing this - especially now. A Tale of Two Sisters is an excellent Korean film that delves deeply in to one of that country's oldest folk tales and creates a genuinely creepy and unsettling film. I have no desire to sully that memory with yet another US cock-up of a great Asian horror.
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