Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror, Ghosts, Haunted House, Period Piece, Supernatural
Plot: When a boarder at the Mariell manor reportedly sees ghosts, Professor David Ash (Aidan Quinn) makes a house call to investigate. As he attempts to rationalize the possibility of ghosts, he falls for the alluring Christina Mariell (Kate Beckinsale) and soon finds himself spotting specters as well. Based on the novel by James Herbert, HAUNTED is director Lewis Gilbert's first endeavor into horror, and he succeeds spectacularly. The film features his quick-paced style of action, evinced in his James Bond films, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, MOONRAKER, and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, but is also reminiscent of his noir-like films, CAST A DARK SHADOW and TOUGH GUY. A drastic departure from his previous film, 1991’s light, feel-good STEPPING OUT, HAUNTED is a modern take on an old-fashioned macabre tale and an essential film for any horror
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 Haunted requires more than one viewing to catch all of its intricities of plot, character, and directing, and also like the best films, even after multiple viewings, Haunted leaves room for further thought and interpretation. Haunted also possesses an atmosphere that is thick and yet restrained; the film is wistful and sad at times, yet also scary in a nicely creepy and slow-burning fashion. 88/100--Jack Witzig (ColdSpot)
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Lewis Gilbert
Moonraker, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me |
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| Cast |
Aidan Quinn
Legends of the Fall, Practical Magic, Frankenstein |
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 | Geraldine Somerville
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Gosford Park |
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The Machinist, Frenzy, The Importance of Being Earnest | Alex Lowe
Much Ado About Nothing, Peter's Friends, The Discovery of Heaven | |
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| It's one of the best gothic horror films ever made. ... See this movie, particularly if you're a fan of haunted house classics such as 1961's "The Innocents." -- (eSplatter.com)
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