Chills you to the bone every time you watch it!

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 2003)

While waiting for her husband to return from the war, Grace (Nicole Kidman) and her two children live in a secluded island mansion. Because of the children's incurable condition, the three of them are forced to live a lonely existence behind locked doors, drawn curtains and dim candlelight. Then one day, when a three mysterious servants arrive, strange things begin to happen within the house. Soon, Grace finds herself in a terrifying battle to save her children from these daunting intruders, and to keep her sanity at the same time.
Out of everything in this film, the thing that stands out the most is Nicole's flawless portrayal of Grace, a woman pushed to the edge, by something she can't control. Nicole Kidman has always been my favourite actress (watch Moulin Rouge and you'll understand why). She is truly one of the best actresses in Hollywood today. The way she inhabits the character, and really lives in her skin is incredible. As Grace struggles to uncover the truth about these scary intruders, she becomes quite frightening herself. But towards the end of the movie when she begins to understand, you really see true emotion in her undying love for her children and her willingness to risk anything for them. The rest of the cast also pull off strong performances, especially the children, since they are big parts of the story. Another thing that really stood out was the role the atmosphere played in the movie. Darkness and silence are key to the suspense, tension and mystery of the whole picture and are both well orchestrated well. Overall, not one of the most scariest movies in the world, but definitely full of enough suspense, tension, shocks and surprises to satisfy anyone.