May 5, 2008
REVIEW: Shutter
(Movie poster image from Wikipedia)
Note: The following review was submitted by Aguin.
Shutter.
Synopsis:
A newly wed young couple move from America to Japan only to find them selves on the receiving end of a haunting. The ghost is usually caught in photos, giving the movie its name.
The story starts off idyllically as most horrors do but once the protagonists reach Japan things start to jump. The wife (Rachael Taylor) begins to investigate their "spoiled" photos after some one points out that they are spirit photographs. It is her belief that the car accident she and her husband (Joshua Jackson) were in is the cause of this haunting. She tries to involve her husband in the investigation but after a great scene with a local medium he refuses to dig any further. Undaunted, she continues to keep looking and through the length of the movie she uncovers an unexpected tale of loss, shame and unrequited love.
The visual effects of the film are as good as any movie out there but the most significant difference in this tale is that the spine tingling parts of the film come from simply good story telling and not over the top special effects. The downside was that ghost was inconsistent in its hauntings, scaring one person to suicide then outright murdering another, plus one wonders why it waited so long to extract its revenge. The plot was also somewhat predictable but entertaining none the less, the film's climax.
Over all the movie was an enjoyably good scare that won't keep you up at night wondering if you'll be next.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
(Movie poster image from Wikipedia)
Note: The following review was submitted by Aguin.
Shutter.
Synopsis:
A newly wed young couple move from America to Japan only to find them selves on the receiving end of a haunting. The ghost is usually caught in photos, giving the movie its name.
The story starts off idyllically as most horrors do but once the protagonists reach Japan things start to jump. The wife (Rachael Taylor) begins to investigate their "spoiled" photos after some one points out that they are spirit photographs. It is her belief that the car accident she and her husband (Joshua Jackson) were in is the cause of this haunting. She tries to involve her husband in the investigation but after a great scene with a local medium he refuses to dig any further. Undaunted, she continues to keep looking and through the length of the movie she uncovers an unexpected tale of loss, shame and unrequited love.
The visual effects of the film are as good as any movie out there but the most significant difference in this tale is that the spine tingling parts of the film come from simply good story telling and not over the top special effects. The downside was that ghost was inconsistent in its hauntings, scaring one person to suicide then outright murdering another, plus one wonders why it waited so long to extract its revenge. The plot was also somewhat predictable but entertaining none the less, the film's climax.
Over all the movie was an enjoyably good scare that won't keep you up at night wondering if you'll be next.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
Labels: Aguin, horror, Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, review, Shutter
