The Haunting (1999)
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Lili Taylor all decide to take part in an insomnia study, run by Liam Neeson, in a dark, gloomy castle. As in all horror stories, the characters never see it coming. Catherine thinks the atmosphere is wild and exciting, Owen thinks it’s creepy but he’s too busy making jokes and hitting on Catherine to really take his worries seriously, and Lili is preoccupied with keeping her own secrets hidden. But when the house starts to come to life, the four of them have to band together.
Everyone knows I’m a total lightweight when it comes to scary movies, and this one was just scary enough to make me wary of going to sleep that night, but it didn’t give me nightmares. The first part of the movie is really fun, because Owen’s character is written to be hilarious and his delivery makes him more so. Catherine is beautiful, but she’s not really given much to do, and Lili is sufficiently intriguing to keep audiences wondering what her real problems are. Once things started getting spooky, I knew it was time to grab my pillow, lest hiding became necessary. I’ll watch almost anything with Owen Wilson or Catherine Zeta-Jones, so I was glad that I didn’t need to hide behind my pillow. Lightweights like me will be very happy, but hardcore horror fans will probably be left wanting.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to some scary scenes, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
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Everyone knows I’m a total lightweight when it comes to scary movies, and this one was just scary enough to make me wary of going to sleep that night, but it didn’t give me nightmares. The first part of the movie is really fun, because Owen’s character is written to be hilarious and his delivery makes him more so. Catherine is beautiful, but she’s not really given much to do, and Lili is sufficiently intriguing to keep audiences wondering what her real problems are. Once things started getting spooky, I knew it was time to grab my pillow, lest hiding became necessary. I’ll watch almost anything with Owen Wilson or Catherine Zeta-Jones, so I was glad that I didn’t need to hide behind my pillow. Lightweights like me will be very happy, but hardcore horror fans will probably be left wanting.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to some scary scenes, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
More Owen Wilson movies here!
More Catherine Zeta-Jones movies here!