A few years ago, I gave into my sister's insistance on watching "The Others" and fell in love with it. Seriously, I went through a phase where I watched it constantly. After watching it last night, for the first time in years, I have no idea how I watched it all the time. It's quite depressing. But it still managed to be suspenseful (and make me jump a bit) despite seeing it over a dozen times."The Others" (2001), written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar, is an eerie suspense thriller that will raise the hair on the back of your neck. The entire film, which is set in 1945 just after WWII ends, takes place in the large, old house of devoutly religious Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman), who keeps the house almost completely dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare disease that makes them sensitive to light. Sunlight rarely finds its way into the house, but something else has.
After punishing Anne for continuing to scare her younger brother with stories of the "intruders" she's seen in the house, Grace becomes convinced that there really is a presence after witnessing strange events herself and fights to protect her children from the mysterious intruders.
"The Others" is a suspenseful film that's perfect for watching late at night, in the dark, if you're looking for a bone-chilling, goosebump inducing scare. While a bit sad, yes, it's an intriguing movie that will manipulate you as well as keep you in the dark (no pun intended). It's definitely one of those movies you'll want to watch again, not just because of its brilliant story, but because you'll want to catch what you missed before.
"The Others" is frightening enough to be considered a "Halloween night" movie, but carries enough depth in its story to watch any time.
Scare hint: Keep the volume on your television way up (you might have to anyway because the movie is pretty quiet most of the time.) It makes all the difference. Trust me.
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