One of the Scariest Movies I've Ever Seen

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2001)

Perfectly directed, well written and well acted, "The Others" is an old-fashioned horror movie in the best sense. Clean and simple (it could almost be rated "G" if it weren't so scary), we don't get ambushed by special effects and excessive makeup. No, "The Others" plays with our heads, and it pays off beautifully.
In a movie Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud of, eerieness abounds, and we are left constantly wondering just what is up with this house. Photographs of dead men, women, and children tucked away in an album. Loud noises in empty rooms. A young girl strangely calm about all the supernatural events she claims to have witnessed. Servants with something to hide. And a heroine on the brink of madness.
If you like scary movies, this is a must-see. My fourteen-year-old son was giddy with fright, sometimes even tempted to look away from the screen, but always drawn back to make sure he didn't miss a moment. Me, I never looked away--this movie is far too much fun.