A Classic

Rating: Null/10 (25 August 2001)

Those who complain that "The Others" is too slow should get off the ADD merry-go-round and relearn the ability to adjust to the tempo of a good story. This is the film that the vile re-make of "The Haunting" ought to have been, made with cinematic style, emotional resonance, psychological depth, and restraint: no gore, no flashbacks or flashforwards or dream sequences, and almost no special effects. It doesn't need them. It is unusual for a ghost story in being both an elegant exercise and an emotional ordeal.