Relative Ghosts

Rating: 10/10 (14 May 2002)

Along the vein of previous ghost films such as "Tales From the Crypt," "Jacob's Ladder" and "The Sixth Sense."
"The Others" is simple, yet brilliant ghost story filmmaking and storytelling.
The Plot concerns Lady Grace and her two children (both suffering from an extreme sensitivity to sunlight) and their secluded life on an English island. The family waits for the return of missing Husband/Father from WW2.
The film is based on an original script by the Spanish director himself, but shamelessly borrows from Henry James' epitomal ghost novelette, "The Turn of the Screw" and Thomas Tryon's psychological horror novel, "The Other."

Whatever the case, you'll no doubt enjoy this chilling entry (filmed in mainland Spain, not the English island). I found it very entertaining, and Kidman is extremely convincing as the bitchy and 'wound-too-tight' Lady of the Mansion. The child actors and the supporting servant cast also do a winning job.