The Skeleton Key

  • 2005


MOVIE IS psychological entertaining cinematic predictable undercoating
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43 %
37 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 46
Negative reviews 28
Average Rating 2.7/5
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1.0
Advertisement Like the recent Dark Water, The Skeleton Key assembles a cast (including a wasted Peter Sarsgaard) thats supremely overqualified for thi .. Av Club
3.0
The distinction may not matter: For anyone zombified by creaky thriller cliches, Skeleton is a fine little shot in the head. EW
3.1
And whats the deal with Hoodoo.It doesnt work unless you really believe in it, were told, but if you really do, it really does. Rogerebert
4.5
In between Jules dalliances with Peters best friend Jan whats up with that, girl and the trios snarkily escalating social activism, theres plenty of l .. Austin Chronicle
1.9
In the tradition of Angel Heart, it looks to stir cultural anxiety by introducing a pretty white thing into a sinister world where black magic reigns ..
3.5
If it finally succumbs to third act absurdities the inevitable stumbling block for todays adult horror movies at least it gives viewers a good ride, o ..
3.0
Yes, as voodoo themed thrillers go, The Skeleton Key delivers on all formulaic counts, except one: It never serves up any truly nightmare inspiring sc ..
3.0
All the other nurses have quit, either because theyre scaredor cant abide Bens overbearing wife, Violet (Gena Rowlands.) Screen Daily
1.0
Yet the movie, overall, lacks tension and suspense, and some of its key emotional moments were found by the audience to be laugh out loud risible.
2.5
Nothing in the South can rise again without being overcome by hundreds of years of homespun logic and Ehren Kruger clichs. E Film Critic
2.0
The voodoo lore is sketchy (it cant hurt unbelievers, except when it can), the plot obviously little but build up to the big reveal. E Film Critic
2.5
The films lush atmosphere is a thin smokescreen to hide the fact that its formulaic underpinnings prevent it from approaching anything that is truly s .. E Film Critic
1.3
Attempts at banter arent genuine, the attempts at humor fall flat, and its more than the middling script. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Eerie rather than scary, all signs point to the predictable but it does manage a U turn into the provocative.
2.0
The few scares present are cheaply delivered, and Kate Hudson continues her streak of mediocrity in below mediocre movies. Cinema Blend
3.0
Utter hooey...more likely to leave you shaking with laughter than with fright. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Creaky in its mechanics and numbingly protracted, this is basement B horror that fancies itself a prestige chiller. Village Voice
2.0
It results in a tawdry shocker that is more tedious than scary and more risible than entertaining. Sover
3.1
But the heroine is smarter than the average horror movie scream queen and the ending doesnt cheapen proceedings. ReelViews
3.0
Most surprising is Hudson, maturely grounded and never falling back on scream queen maneuvers.The filmmakers biggest failing is that The Skeleton Key ..
3.1
This is essentially a haunted house horror flick that starts off with effectively eerie scenes but devolves into a forced and mildly ridiculous ghost .. Usa Today
0.6
Inkhearts relentlessly erratic narrative results in a lack of momentum that only worsens as the story unfolds, and it ultimately does go without sayin .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
But seeing old indie pro Gena Rowlands wallow in a straightforward potboiler is fun, and if the movie doesnt exactly compliment your intelligence, at .. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Its another one of those big twist movies, and the twist isnt all that surprising or inventive. News Review
3.0
Theres absolutely no subtext to this film its simply a bit of entertaining and empty headed suspense that pays homage to a fine tradition of much bett .. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:mins Atmospheric thriller that has its daft moments but redeems itself with a genuinely shocking climax .. View London
2.5
Hoodoo, the movie tells us, is a form of African American folk magic. Cs Monitor
2.0
Thats what happens in The Skeleton Key, a paint by numbers supernatural thriller thats more interesting for its locations than for its story. Film Journal International ..
2.5
The Skeleton Key spends too little time scaring the audience and too much time offering up the same old tiresome stereotypes about superstitions in th .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.3
A scary movie that isnt scary, The Skeleton Key ranges from deadly dull to perfectly predictable. Internet Reviews
2.5
This nasty little movie is communicating with regional and racial cliches from beyond the grave. Boston
3.5
A missed opportunity, but one with enough rewards along the way to make it worth seeing in spite of itself. Mountain X
3.8
Emily Kask New York Times Customers lined up outside Mr. Mart, one of the few open businesses in Callaway, Fla., on Friday. Star Tribune
1.9
It turned out to be a complete bust..Torontos pre megacity mayors on the last time Queens Park messed with city politics With the city on the brink of .. Toronto Star
2.0
by Lushly atmospheric and sporadically haunting, Iain Softleys The Skeleton Key is an old fashioned supernatural horror thriller that refreshingly rel .. Emanuellevy
4.0
If you have to ask, youll never know. Seriously, folks, this is one movie you absolutely must pay close attention to in order to enjoy its surprising .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
3.5
Perhaps I was expecting nothing, because in the end I was truly surprised that The Skeleton Key ended up becoming a truly inspired and genuinely creep .. Cinema Crazed
2.0
Billed as a horror, its almost too tame for even the thriller moniker. Eye For Film
4.0
But overall, these were but little distractions in what is otherwise a gripping and haunting film, whose final moments linger long after you have left ..
3.0
Just when youre falling asleep in your popcorn, the action intensifies for an overwrought but fairly entertaining last 20 minutes, with Rowlands chewi .. Bbc
3.0
One of the all too uncommon joys of summer is the movie that is so flat out ridiculous that you cant help enjoying it.Summer has long been the season .. The New York Times
2.5
Simply put, the plot is a threadbare, even cheesy, one, and the spooky excitement the film ultimately promises all along never reaches fruition. The Movie Boy
2.5
After all, arent most movies done in from having lots of ideas but little discipline Bullz-Eye
2.5
But even with this technique the scare factor still seems to be lacking. Hollywood
2.0
In its best moments, its a character piece.As the imperiled heroine, Hudson does well enough. Seattle Pi
4.5
The script is clever and witty enough to get by, and the cute blonde heroine is smart and resourceful enough that the script never seems sexist. Pajiba
2.5
Blame screenwriter Ehren Kruger (Arlington Road). I cant tell if this hit and miss scribe is a remarkably talented guy whos unfortunately had a few mi .. Movie Freak
2.5
Theres a solid, creepy voodoo movie locked away somewhere inside lackluster Skeleton Key A first rate concept for a spine tingling tale of voodoo, hoo .. Spliced Wire
3.5
Theres a certain level of predictability, but its all good for a thriller.Even if you can figure out how things are going to end, its still enjoyable .. 7M Pictures
1.3
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
2.0
This is slumming for cash by appearing in a schlocky psychological thriller thats supposed to have a supposed air of dignity. E Online
4.0
The writer of something as masterfully drawn as Arlington Road proves his mettle with well written characters and Softley sticks admirably to the rest .. Varia Gate
2.5
What you really need are chills and thrills and this movie is very much lacking in both. Three Movie Buffs
3.1
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1.0
SKELETON KEY is a turgid flick that drifts as itgoes through the motions of being a horror film. Killer Movie Reviews
3.1
The Skeleton Key Review By Joe Lozito Minor Key Movie title The Skeleton Key Release year 2005 MPAA Rating PG 13 Our rating Summary Adequate spook fes .. Big Picture Big Sound
3.1
The Skeleton Key is a decent supernatural thriller that could have been better, but has enough tension and scares to keep you interested until it deli .. Waffle Movies
3.8
Okay, the trailers are a bit misleading; this isnt a horror film, but its black heart is in the right place with the terror it invokes.In other words, .. Movie Crypt
2.5
A predictably tepid plate of bland rice, rather than the authentic jambalaya that its spicy ending would have you believe. Scene Stealers
2.0
Even with all its florid melodrama, The Skeleton Key seems slow as molasses and not nearly as tasty. Guide Live
3.1
The Skeleton Key opens a very different door into its tale of black magic in a Louisiana plantation home. Denver Post
2.0
Theres a refreshing cleanliness and sparseness to the storytelling here no digressions into drawn out horror set pieces, no gratuitous displays of vio .. Film Blather
3.8
oesnt seem to promise much going in ... but its eerie premise lingers in your mind. It may not qualify as a true ghost story, but its still pretty hau .. M Tv
3.0
That it ultimately doesnt fully succeed is unfortunately more down to the direction than the writing. Future Movies
2.5
equal parts creepy and corny, although the campier elements of the material eventually float to the surface to overwhelm the thrills, just like a hung .. James Sanford on Film
3.8
Heres a B movie that knows its a B movie, yet is intent on being a really good B movie. And it is. Aisle Seat
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail Movie Eye
2.5
This might have had a higher popcorn throwing factor if it didnt have so many things that are just silly... it needed Papa Justify to conjure up some .. TheMovieChicks.com
2.0
Who do you hoodoo would have been a fitting tagline for The Skeleton Key, a blundering New Orleans set thriller under the spell of archaic stereotypes .. Nicks Chager
1.5
Director Ian Softley seems shamelessly more interested in getting Kate Hudson into gratuitous shower scenes than into the nuances of her character. IGN Movies
1.0
But The Brothers Grimm does introduce some provocative ideas for the audience. Films Nobs
3.0
In a rare moment for the genre, it does get better as it rolls along, and thats good enough for me. Film Jerk
1.0
Not that theres much worth getting in K PAX director Iain Softleys flimsy damsel in a haunted house flick. Ear Of Newt
3.0
Its ultimate twist is both admirable and startling, making this savory gumbo worth a nibble. Metro Weekly
2.0
The Skeleton Key conjures a spooky atmosphere steeped in the mystique of folk magic and medicine and suspicion of the deep South. Reel Times: Reflections on ..
4.0
Think of The Skeleton Key as blonde voodoo and dont take it too seriously; it may not have the dark, gritty, mean edge to make it make it a classic in .. Horror
3.8
...offers Hudson a chance to do something more than beam at us with that sunny, moony face. Suburban Chicago News
3.8
Doesnt have your standard Hollywood ending...and thats a good thing. Supercala.com
2.5
Neither scary nor thrilling, although its reasonably entertaining despite an abundance of haunted house cliches, the usual inexplicable scary movie be .. Miami Herald
4.0
...the cinematic equivalent of a campfire story, a spooky tale with a few twists in store, sending you off to bed with a delicious shudder.
3.0
Dateline: August 5, 2016. A couple sits in their den, watching cable television. Now Playing Mag
3.0
Full props for story and acting, even if the slow pace and predictable racial profiling of this thriller half mires it into the Louisiana swamps it ce .. Edge Boston
1.5
Still, there are enough surprises to let you leave the theater mostly satisfied, if not exactly transformed. Style Weekly
4.0
15) 103min O. This surprisingly fun psychological thriller featuring brilliant turns from veterans Gena Rowlands and John Hurt could well be the sleep .. The List
3.0
The Hollywood cliche factory got its mojo working overtime on this one. Access Atlanta
3.1
The setup to this haunted bayou tale isnt particularly exceptional, but the finale is eerie and downright fascinating. Lj World
3.8
Ever since The Sixth Sense, thriller twists have become increasingly lame and pointless, but in The Skeleton Key, it actually works quite well. Black Horror Movies
3.0
For a widescreen studio creeper, Skeleton Key may not be The Others, but it at least invites comparison. Freeze Dried Movies
3.0
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