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Strong-minded Caroline Ellis is a driven young woman with no time for local tales of witchcraft and black magic. The young hospice worker is determined to make enough money to attend nursing school, even if it means taking a job as a live-in caretaker for the elderly owner of an isolated plantation house an hour's drive outside of New Orleans, deep in the atmospheric Louisiana delta renowned for... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 44 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 12th, 2005 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$47,806,295 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Townsend
"...The Skeleton Key never unlocks any really scary doors." more...
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D |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...come the final act, it manages to be insulting and, somehow, playfully absurd at the same time." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...one of those movies that explains too much while it is explaining too little, and leaves us with a surprise at the end that makes more sense the less we think about it." more...
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C+ |
E! Online,
"This is a Hollywood star slumming for cash by appearing in a schlocky psychological thriller that's supposed to have a supposed air of dignity." more...
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F |
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