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The Uninvited (2009)

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Reviews Counted: 121

Fresh: 38

Rotten:83

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Consensus: The Uninvited is moody and reasonably involving, but suffers from predictable plot twists.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violent and disturbing images, thematic material, sexual content, language and teen drinking.

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Jan 30, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $28,573,173

Synopsis: They say you can never go home again...because you never know when the ghosts of murders past are waiting to shatter the present. Such is the case in THE UNINVITED, an eerie and... They say you can never go home again...because you never know when the ghosts of murders past are waiting to shatter the present. Such is the case in THE UNINVITED, an eerie and not-so-family-friendly entry in Hollywood’s ongoing fascination with remaking Asian horror films. Based on the South Korean chiller A TALE OF TWO SISTERS, the film first introduces us to troubled teen Anna (Emily Browning) as she prepares to be released from a psychiatric institution. Having witnessed the accidental death of her ailing mother, and having been saved from a subsequent suicide attempt, Anna knows that the road to recovery will be long and bumpy. Making the path more treacherous is the presence of Rachel (Elizabeth Banks), the mother’s nursemaid who has now become Anna’s father’s soon-to-be wife. Already bound by their resentment of her, Anna and older sister, Alex (Arielle Kebbel), come to suspect Rachel of foul play when Anna is visited by the ghost of their dead mother. But as Anna and Alex prepare to reveal who Rachel really is, a more terrifying truth threatens to emerge and destroy the family forever. Directed by the Guard Brothers (Charles and Thomas), THE UNINVITED benefits from a strong mix of both established and up-and-coming actors. The result is a briskly paced tale of revenge that will leave viewers guessing until the final, fatal twist, and prove the validity of that other old saying: Every family has a skeleton (or more) in its closet. [More]

Starring: Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn

Starring: Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn

Director: Guard Brothers

Director: Guard Brothers
Screenwriter: Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard
Producer: Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Roy Lee
Composer: Christopher Young
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Apr 28, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

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Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround - English
  • Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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  • 1. Unlocking the Uninvited
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Just to set the taste level, the first line in The Uninvited is 'I love you, I have a condom.' Yep, the bar is already lowered.

Full Review Source: BET.com | comment Comment
06/10/09
Clay Cane
BET.com

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Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/09
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

A mild improvement over its nigh unwatchable predecessor...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
05/12/09
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Suffers from a meekness -- its scares never dig deep and are more sensational than disturbing, and its storyline has been modified to something more conventional.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
05/07/09
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

The latest teen horror, directed by Charles and Thomas Guard, has a bit more patience than such films usually display.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
04/28/09
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

It is less bloody and less ambiguous than the original.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
04/28/09
Philip French
Observer [UK]

The Uninvited is workmanlike and has a twist too many, but it's always entertaining and kept afloat by three game leading ladies and competent hands behind the camera.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
04/25/09
Simon Reynolds
Digital Spy

Unremarkable, unimaginative and unnecessary. Check out the superior original instead.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/24/09
Ali Catterall
Channel 4 Film

Poor remake of the Korean thriller.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/24/09
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

As in the original, the film slyly manipulates the audience’s perspective, and a brilliantly filmed climactic ‘reveal’ marks this British duo as a pair to watch.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
04/24/09
Nigel Floyd
Time Out

The Uninvited is a little too mild-mannered to please any but the most vanilla of horror fans.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
04/24/09
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

They are all just guests at a camp masked ball - poised to unveil themselves in a denouement that somehow manages to be more outlandish - and more comic - than all the bumps and rattles that went before.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
04/24/09
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]

Like its own Asian source, this movie has a big and elaborately planted twist up its sleeve, but this time around it leaves us feeling tricked and underwhelmed -- horror primly behaving itself as a peekaboo exercise in misdirection.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
04/24/09
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

There should be enough to keep the teen audience the film is clearly targeted at on their toes, although aficionados of the genre will no doubt be bored to death.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
04/24/09
Chris Prince
Sky Movies

Not nearly as creepy as the stylishly shot original, this version trades eerie atmosphere for clunky physical effects.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
04/24/09
Carmen Grey
Total Film

Suffice it to say that I enjoyed the twist, which isn't original but is entertainingly outrageous.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
04/24/09
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

The trouble is a twist ending that even a brain-dead centipede will see coming a long way off.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
04/24/09
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

The pace plods, the acting is unconvincing and there are no goose bump moments.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
04/24/09
Sun Online

Its most intriguing quality is that its final five minutes are so much more interesting than anything that goes before.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
04/24/09
Karl French
Financial Times

Yikes, or rather, yawn. Hokum factor – 10.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
04/24/09
Anthony Quinn
Independent
 
 
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