I saw THE OTHERS last night. It was a very good
movie--chilling, elegant and beautiful to look
at--like an Ivory-Merchant version of a horror movie,
with period clothing. The story relies completely on
atmosphere and tromp l'oeil. Everyone in the movie is
excellent--especially the children, because they act
like real children, and not the precious, cutesy
world-saving brats that populate Hollywood. There are
references and echoes of Shirley Jackson, THE 6TH
SENSE, Lacadio Hearn, and MR James in both plot and
texture. Nicole Kidman gets two thumbs up for playing
a difficult role--a sympathetic character who isn't
very likeable. She's alternately icy, vunerable,
loving and hysterical. Her portrayal of Grace is as
a control freak dancing on the razor's edge.


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