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The Skeleton Key (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Iain Softley
Actors: Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  210 reviews
Sales Rank: 6977
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Extra Tracks, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 104
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: MCAD25850D
ISBN: 1417018534
UPC: 025192585029
EAN: 9781417018536
ASIN: B00005JNY3
Theatrical Release Date: August 12, 2005
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Good shape, medium wear.
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Product Description
When caroline takes a job in louisianas bayou she unlocks a deadly secret involving magic that pulls her into a terrifying world of strange & frightening incidences. The key to escaping may lie in a decrepit attic but if she dares to believe in what she discovers everything she fears will become real! Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/18/2007 Starring: Kate Hudson Gena Rowlands Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Steeped in rain, humidity, and eerie bayou atmosphere, The Skeleton Key is an entertaining supernatural thriller that makes excellent use of its Louisiana locations. New Orleans and the rural environs of Terrebonne Parish are crucial in setting up the creepy circumstances that find compassionate caregiver Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson) newly employed at the backwater plantation home of Violet (Gena Rowlands) and her invalid husband Ben (John Hurt), who's been rendered mute and seemingly helpless by a recent stroke. The place is rife with mystery, shrouded in the secrets of a suspicious past and, under Violet's stern supervision, plagued by superstition involving the use of Hoodoo magic spells (not to be confused with Voodoo, as explored in the similarly suspenseful Angel Heart) intended to protect the house from harm. But Caroline soon discovers the source of the mystery, and why Ben (who can barely utter a word) is so desperate to escape his seemingly comfortable domesticity. There are a few loopholes in the screenplay by prolific horror writer Ehren Kruger (The Ring and The Brothers Grimm), but director Iain Softley (Wings of the Dove) expertly emphasizes the edgy air of mystery, pushing some effective shocks while encouraging fine work from Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard (as Violet's lawyer) and especially Rowlands, who's genuinely disturbing as Skeleton Key nears a twist ending that's undeniably effective. --Jeff Shannon
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 THE SKELETON KEY December 22, 2008
THIS DVD WAS BLANK. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SEND IT BACK TO GET A REPLACEMENT.
3 stars out of 4 December 18, 2008
The Bottom Line:
By relying on tension and chills instead of boo-moments or a shaking camera, The Skeleton Key managed to rise above the morass of the modern American horror film--even if no one noticed at the time, it's a very effective movie with a fitting conclusion.
 NO DUMB BLONDE HERE------- October 24, 2008
I have been a movie buff for many years, and I LOVE a mystery! This movie held my interest from start---to finish. And the "twist" at the end was just too fabulous. Kate Hudson is following close in her Mom's footsteps, and is becoming more than just a "pretty" face. She has run the gamut from comedy to drama, and she's just getting started. She will be around for a very long time.
A Horror Film With Merit, And No Blood needed! May 17, 2008
Dismiss those BLOOD BATHS,Friday the 13th - From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (8 Movies) , A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween,and Child's Play 3's, for a different source of terror! This suspenseful tale, keeps viewers wondering what's bound to happen next, to a nosy caretaker? Her inexperience leads her into a spiral of trouble, where getting out is no longer an option!
a suspenseful film May 8, 2008
The Skeleton Key tells of a young woman who, in caring for an elderly man in an isolated house in the southern swamps,begins to discover disturbing
truths about the man's wife. Fearing for the man's safety, she investigates further and finds herself drawn into a world of superstition and hoodoo beliefs. While slow in spots, the story builds to an exciting and startling climax
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