MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

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Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Claudio Carvalho The physiotherapeutic Jill Michaelson (Izabella Miko) has difficulties to date since her beloved Rick Usher (Austin Nichols) and his twin sister Maddy (Danielle McCarthy) left her without giving any explanation. Out of the blue, Rick calls her to tell that Maddy has died. Jill decides to travel to the House of Usher to attend the funeral of Maddy, who was her best friend in college and saved her life, and has a cold reception of the housekeeper Mrs. Thatcher (Beth Grant). When Jill is leaving the house, Rick invites her to have dinner and tells that Maddy and he have neurasthenia and is hyper-sensitive. The love is rekindled and Rick asks her to stay until the next weekend. Along the days, Jill makes love with Rick and is haunted by the ghost of Maddy. Sooner she discovers the dark secret of the cursed family Usher."The House of Usher" is another version of the short story of Edgar Allan Poe. The screenplay develops the drama and romance of Jill in a very slow pace but the resolution when Jill finds the bonds in the Usher Family is rushed and confused. The Polish Izabella Miko shines in this film and I look forward to see her again. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): "O Mistério da Casa dos Usher" ("The Mystery of the House of the Usher")

charlytully On July 13, 2008, "scpenn" wrote here that THE HOUSE OF USHER (2006) "was like something out of the far left wing of the democratic (sic) party." At first I was mystified by this remark, as I had not observed a political bent to the left OR right on my initial viewing. Fortunately, I hadn't yet returned this flick to the video store, so I was able to watch it again at 1/16th speed. In so doing, the following amazing plot twists were revealed in a nefarious series of subliminal images and subtitles:1)A draft-dodging coke-head buffoon uses a soon-to-"suicide" Enron bag-man from the state that lost the Alamo to keep-the-slaves slaves (!) to bribe the U.S. Supreme Court for a White House apartment. 2)Promising to be "uniter-not-a-divider," this bush-leaguer unites the Confederates, Nazis, and House of the Rising Sun under one bloody flag to take all the blue-state middle class jobs and tax dollars and give them to red state billionaires and foreign sheikhs. 3)Hearing his oil buddies were upset at making profits in only the billions when gasoline sold for 89 cents a gallon under his predecessor, the poison shrub engineers a series of catastrophes which boost oil firm executive compensation alone into the billions, while bringing down the U.S. economy on five-buck-a-gallon gas and getting more than a million people killed, including 10,000 Americans. Viewed at this speed, USHER is the most chilling horror flick ever!

catfish-er *** CONTAINS SPOILERS *** The main character serves as the narrator in the Poe story. Unfortunately, in that short story, the character is a man; but, in this version of the story, the role is given to a young woman. She is a former lover of Roderick, instead of a childhood friend.Except for that one difference; and, a few modern contrivances (like the isolation tank), the story is incredibly faithful to the Poe story… well, and the family curse is changed here too.But, more on that later.The role of the narrator is to act as an observer through which we see the story unfold. This helps us build empathy with the character, without all the messy foreshadowing and flashbacks that would have happened, had we seen the movie through Roderick's or Maddie's eyes.Given that perspective, I think the acting is very good; and, I think the casting was brilliant. Austin Nichols plays the role of Roderick to a tee – embodying the twisted perceptions, hyper-sensitivity (suffering from Neurasthenia), and photo sensitivity brilliantly. In the Roger Corman version; which I think is the definitive telling of the Poe story, Vincent Price never could have (nor should have) done as well.And, Izabella Miko is an absolute delight. Not just for the eyes, because there's plenty there to see; but, she also builds the suspense incredibly well as Jill Michaelson. As the events unfold around this young woman; and, as Roderick and Mrs. Thatcher (played brilliantly by Beth Grant) begin to manipulate her reality, she reacts honestly and credibly.The Usher family's secret is a curse indeed! As Jill said, "They are all one line." Brother and sister as parents of the next line of twins… and, all suffering the same family curse. However, the secret is revealed when Jill takes down the family pictures -- parents have twins and those twins have twins and those twins have twins... All you have to do is listen to the names as she reads them off.However, as Roderick's book unfolds with the movie, we find out that Jill is there as a surrogate for Maddie, who went insane because of the incest. And, Roderick and Thatcher are trying to keep her hidden; she's not dead at all! In this telling, she is trying to prevent the curse from going on - WOW, what a twist on Poe, with re-curring themes of being buried alive!OKAY, now watch the rest of the movie, because the last 15-to-20 minutes make it all worthwhile.

ale-49 I, for one, thought it was a solid, Gothic tale that sad, high school girls will absolutely adore. Izabela Miko and Austin Nichols are great as the star-crossed, darkly romantic leads and the mood and tone throughout the entire film. Art direction is good and the cinematography is well done. The breakout role has to be Beth Grant, who really is a delight as the rigid, creepy disciplinarian assistant. Now, if you are looking for an adaptation of the classic Poe tale, then you'll be disappointed. It's a re-imagining, not like Baz Lurman's ROMEO & JULIET. Instead it is very influenced by Hammer films. All in all, I would consider it a good DVD to check out.