What a stylish and gripping movie!!

Rating: Null/10 (11 November 2001)

It has certainly been my pleasure getting to see "The others". It was very well developed, told and acted. I was excited seeing Grace (Nicole Kidman) every minute trying to kill the others with a shotgun. It made the movie so interesting and wonderful. Alejandro Amenábar is truly one of the best writers. He deserves an academy award for this film. I have seen "Open your eyes" and also "Thesis". Thesis was pretty good, but I can't say the same for "Open your eyes". I really didn't like it that much since the story wasn't as brilliant as the others. The others is an excellent movie. You must see it if you like horror, mystery and thriller movies. I was reading some comments on it and saw that many people compared it with "Sixth sense". The others is much better than sixth sense. In fact I didn't like "Sixth sense" at all. It was so simple and wasn't scary at all. I just laughed at it. I didn't understand why it won some academy awards. I don't think it deserved them. Anyway it's not important to keep making critical remarks about it. I hope "The others" will win academy awards, because it really deserved them. It is amazing to see Nicole Kidman as a mother who loves her children with her whole being. She truly knows how to act. What a tremendous actress!!. I was delighted to see her a while ago in "The portrait of a lady". She is one of the best actresses in Hollywood. I never forget her wonderful movies. "The portrait of a lady" by Jane Campion is my favorite movie, She did an excellent work as Isabel Archer. It's definitely her best performance. She is always beautiful and talented. She must be an academy award winner for best actress in a leading role either in Moulin Rouge or in the others. Grace's children also acted very well. it's unbelievable that two kids could do this. "The others" is about a family (Grace and her children) who lives in a very big house after the war. Grace's husband went to the war, but he hasn't gone back to their house yet. Her children are photo sensible, it means that they can't see the light day. They can't even go to the garden. It might kill them. It makes this movie a dark one. Some people go to work to that house (Mrs. Willis, the gardener and a girl who is mute). You'll know why she got mute at the ending. I bet it'll frighten you. Many odd things happen in this house. It seems that there are others who are living with them. The little girl tells her mother she has seen other in the house; However she doesn't believe her until she gets to see them. When you see this movie, you'll think you're living in that stylish, dark and big house. Anything can happen in this movie. Things are not always as they seem. Appearances can be deceiving. Watch and enjoy it. It's really worth watching. It's one of Nicole Kidman's best performances. 9/10