The Skeleton Key
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- Synopsis
- Kate Hudson is Caroline, a live-in nurse hired to care for an elderly woman's (Gena Rowlands) ailing husband (John Hurt) in their home, a foreboding and decrepit mansion in the Louisiana delta....
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- Starring
- Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant
- Director(s)
- Iain Softley
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min.
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Entertainment Weekly | Scott BrownAdd Critic to Favorites
For anyone zombified by creaky thriller clichés, Skeleton is a fine little shot in the head.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
The appeal of The Skeleton Key lies not in its plot but in its attention to detail, and the way director Iain Softley (still on probation for "K-PAX," but nevertheless the guy who did "Backbeat") luxuriates in the deeply textured sights and sounds of Louisiana.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Carina ChocanoAdd Critic to Favorites
Tightly plotted and suspenseful enough to keep you guessing until the satisfying, unexpected end, which is worth suspending disbelief for. After all, as they point out in the movie, "It doesn't work if you don't believe it."Read the full review
