Worth a rewatch, still spooky even knowing the outcome

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2018)

Hadn't seen this in years and enjoyed it almost as much in my rewatch. I will say though that knowing the outcome changed the fear factor a bit, almost like watching a different movie in that respect.
Its set on the Channel Islands in 1945, a ghost story that deals with Nicole Kidman as a troubled young mother, awaiting the return of her long missing husband from the war. Her two children have a rare photosensitivity disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight, her daughter claims to see ghosts. The mother hires servants to help in her spooky mansion, she thinks they are playing tricks but their arrival changes everything.
I still struggled with the scene with the husband, even "knowing" it felt awkward and just strange and Nicole does wear on you after a while with her dramatics. Great movie though, scary, atmospheric, stylish with a slowly unraveling plot. I enjoyed the mystery