Shutter (2008/I)

Note des utilisateurs:

4.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Masayuki Ochiai

Scénariste (WGA):

Luke Dawson (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 mars 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Accroche:

The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.

Plot:

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Car Accident | Photograph | Death | Spirit

Avis des utilisateurs:

Way, Way Better than I Expected

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 15

8:00 AM

MAX

Ensemble

Joshua Jackson	...	Benjamin Shaw
Rachael Taylor	...	Jane Shaw
Megumi Okina	...	Megumi Tanaka
David Denman	...	Bruno
John Hensley	...	Adam
Maya Hazen	...	Seiko Nakamura
James Kyson Lee	...	Ritsuo
Yoshiko Miyazaki	...	Akiko
Kei Yamamoto	...	Murase
Daisy Betts	...	Natasha
Adrienne Pickering	...	Megan
Pascal Morineau	...	Wedding Photographer
Masaki Ota	...	Police Officer #1
Heideru Tatsuo	...	Police Officer #2
Eri Otoguro	...	Yoko

Autre(s) titre(s):

Spirits (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for terror, disturbing images, sexual content and language.

Durée:

85 min | USA:90 min (unrated version)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Japonais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Ireland:16 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43974) | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Hong Kong:IIB

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Anecdotes:

Not screened for critics.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ben and his wife take a picture of themselves in the beginning, the camera is obviously not on.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Shutter (2004/II)

Soundtrack:

That Kinda Booty

Way, Way Better than I Expected

This was a surprisingly good, old fashioned ghost story.

I haven't seen the original and I'm not a fanboy, so I didn't have any axes to grind going in. The cast is very good if somewhat underutilized, the photography and musical scoring are excellent, and there's a plot twist that caught me completely by surprise.

Watching the previews you'd think this was the one millionth Asian horror with a vengeful female spirit who has long black hair and dark circles under her eyes. There's more than that going on here.

And, without giving any plot points away, the final shot of the film is going to stay with me for a long, long time.

Sure, this isn't the most original piece of work ever. It's part of a long tradition of ghost stories. But the makers had the sense to keep it to 85 minutes so it's over before you really begin to think how familiar some of the material is.