Good horror that unfortunately becomes silly towards the end.

03mattil

This a good horror film, with effective moments. However at the end it just gets plain silly and predictable. A man offers 1000000 dollars to anyone who survives a night in a house that used to be an asylum. When neither his nor his wife's guests appear and bodies begin to drop, everyone must work together to find out what is happening and to try and get out. The whole cast give great performances considering the mix of talent that ranges from big movie stars to TV actors. The film is great when they are haunted by the ghosts of the past inmates and by the sinister doctor. And even better when conspiracies start to unravel. At the end, however, the film ruins its nightmare inducing ghost story, with a CGI mega-spirit. The ending is a predictable and a stale waste of film. The director could have done it much better with a lower budget ending and the clever editing that made the rest of the film scary.

Also a surprise ending would have worked a hell of a lot better then the Hollywood mush that it did end with. Overall though, i think that it's a great film to rent if you like the haunted house story. Just turn it off before the ending ruins it. 6/10

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03mattil 4 December 2004

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