A Film Called - The Skeleton Key...

The Skeleton Key, advertised as a horror… hhmmm… more of a psychological film to me, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.


I think what makes this film more successful than other films is that everything works; it doesn’t rely on silly gimmicks like the average horror films. The plot hooks you in and keeps you at the edge of your seat as things become more mysterious and intriguing. And the ending… don’t you just hate it when someone spoils the ending of a film and tells you what happened? It freaked me out, that’s all I will tell you. I know I can be a bitch, but I wouldn’t do that, go watch it!

This is the basics of the film, a young care worker for the elderly, Caroline, takes a new job in Louisiana, it has the typical setting here though, large house in the middle of nowhere. She cares for an elderly man, Ben, a stroke victim who is bed ridden and is unable to talk. Caroline is given a skeleton key from Ben’s wife, Violet. Unsurprisingly, Caroline finds herself in the attic and finds a hidden door, she eventually enters the room… am I giving too much away? Okay I’ll not mention anymore on the plot, apart from that Caroline is determined to release Ben from his nightmares…

Once you’ve watched this you will realise that the previews are scarier than the film… another typical thing in the horror world of movies. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve nearly shit myself watching a preview only to find myself disappointed with the actual movie. Yes, in a way I was peed off with this one, as it wasn’t that scary, but it has such a strong winding plot that makes up for it.

Nope I ain’t going to moan about the prices of cinema tickets this time or the price of a hotdog. What I am going to moan about are other people in the cinema. Why the hell do they go when they have a bad cough? Do they do it on purpose? ‘Oh, I’m not feeling well tonight, I’ve coughed my guts up all day… lets go to the cinema.’ Yeah, what a brain wave! Some people can be so dumb at times…

Right that’s it for this week. Please don’t go to the movies with a cough, it is very annoying unless you know someone who is going, and you don’t like them.