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The Others

Los otros (The Others)

2001

Alejandro Amenábar

Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann ...

7.5

151,161

Mystery. Horror Towards the end of World War II, Grace (Kidman) retires to a remote island mansion on the English coast to await her husband's return from battle, and to nurse her two children. Because of their illness, which prevents them from being exposed to direct sunlight, the three live in isolation and near total darkness, until they soon discover they're not alone...

	Author	Review
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"Grownups eager for suspense sans explosions should find rewards here (...) Helmer’s control is masterful, creating many memorably creepy set pieces"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"Every effect is carefully calibrated to tease out questions without offering an immediate answer, which lends menace to the darkness"	POS
United States	Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader	"No sound or sight is without subtlety (...) In a nonrevisionist mystery, the payoff matters at least as much as the setup, and the secret of this 2001 feature is way too easy to guess."	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Amenabar, has the patience to create a languorous, dreamy atmosphere (...) Amenabar is a little too confident that style can substitute for substance (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Mike Clark USA Today	"For a stylish attention-getter, the movie eventually wears you out without offering that much (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Wesley Morris SFGATE	"Clever as the film is, though, it turns out to be an exercise in narrative withholding that's more headache provoking than suspense laden."	NEU
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"Amenábar’s dioramic eye recalls the most claustrophobic and frilliest of Poe tales (...) It’s also pretty scary (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Time Out	"This intelligent chiller relies on atmosphere and suggestion rather than gross-out gore. It's a surprise just how confident and controlled Amenábar's first Hollywood venture turns out to be."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Kidman gives a very beautiful, statuesque performance (...) It is Kidman's relationship with the children which is the real joy of the film"	POS
United Kingdom	Caroline Westbrook Empire	"The creepiest, most atmospheric chills to permeate a cinema screen for years (...) Amenabar has created a haunting, imaginative shocker which is likely to rattle around in your brain for days after (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Smith BBC	"Amenábar racks up the tension to unbearable levels in a spooky shocker that's worthy of any comparison with M Night Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"Nicole Kidman gives a powerful performance (...) This frostily macabre melodrama is for those who prefer their goosebumps delivered with sophistication, not a sledgehammer (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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