They say this house is theirs......

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2014)

Nearing the end of the Second World War, Grace Stewart lives with her photosensitive children in a large and silent house.
After her previous servants went missing, Grace accepts the offers of work from three new servants.
Since these three have entered the home, strange events occur, and Grace begins to wonder if it's her sanity getting the better of her, or if there is something more sinister in the house with them.....
Yes, we all know its so much more than just another haunted house movie, it's about segregation, coming to terms with losing someone so young, and coping with massive, life changing events, but at the end of the day, it's still blooming scary.
Kidman is wonderful as Grace, and really holds the film, keeping the drama upfront, and the haunted house element as more of a subplot. Her relationship with her children is beautiful, yet also a little sinister.
The children's illness adds a wonderful depth to the narrative, thus making the viewer at more unease than they should be.
Halfway through the film, there is a bizarre appearance from Ecclestone, as some sort of lost soul, but it doesn't really make sense until you've seen the ending.
And the ending is pretty cool, and like The Sixth Sense, it will change the way you see this film in the future, and make you feel smug when you are watching it with someone who hasn't seen it before.
Good stuff, and Eric Sykes has never been scarier.