The Others (2001)

Title: The Others 

Release Date: August 10, 2001

Director: Alejandro Amenabar

Writer: Alejandro Amenabar

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan

Genre: Drama, Thriller

I'm starting with this movie cause I just watched it last night. This review is my first so it will definitely be amateur!


This film is set in the late WWII era, where a mother lives with her two "photosensitive" children (meaning sunlight hurts them) in a mansion on Jersey Island awaiting the return of her husband gone to war. After the servants in the house up and leave, three care takers appear to take over the job and strange things begin to happen.


Okay, let me start by saying this was one of the first really frightening movies that stayed with me from my childhood, so needless to say, I've seen it at least four or five times. I can honestly say, I enjoy this movie. I'll start with the acting. I think Nicole Kidman did an excellent job playing the whole "on the verge of sanity" role. She definitely put herself into it. The children were amazing (Alakina Mann, James Bentley). They were surprisingly convincing compare to most horror movie children. The setting was beautiful, I believe it was set in Jersey Island but actually filmed in Spain. The colors and weather within the movie set the stage perfectly. The music (composed by director/writer Alejandro Amenabar) was a little over bearing at times, but fit well at other times. 


All in all, I give this film a 6.5 out of 10 stars.

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