The Skeleton Key - Rotten Tomatoes

Critic Reviews for The Skeleton Key · A blundering New Orleans-set thriller under the spell of archaic stereotypes about Southern Bayou blacks. · Blame ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News What'stheTomatometer®? 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TheSkeletonKey Videos 2:02 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-ItDoesn'tWorkIfYouDon'tBelieve 1:41 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-GhostintheMirror 2:47 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-GetMeOutofHere! 2:47 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-CrawlingAway 2:15 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-TheBodyStealers 2:18 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-ChasedbyConjurers 1:47 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-PerformingtheRitual 3:20 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-DarkMagicHistory 3:30 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-EscapingtheHouse 2:52 TheSkeletonKey:OfficialClip-HoodooAttic ViewAllVideos(10) TheSkeletonKey Photos ViewAllPhotos(62) MovieInfo CarolineEllis(KateHudson),agood-naturednurselivinginNewOrleans,quitsherjobatahospicetoworkforVioletDevereaux(GenaRowlands),anelderlywomanwhosehusband,Ben(JohnHurt),isinpoorhealthfollowingastroke.WhenCarolinebeginstoexplorethecouple'srundownBayoumansion,shediscoversstrangeartifactsandlearnsthehousehasamysteriouspast.Asshecontinuestoinvestigate,sherealizesthatVioletiskeepingasinistersecretaboutthecauseofBen'sillness. Rating: PG-13(SomePartialNudity|DisturbingImages|ThematicMaterial|Violence) Genre: Mystery&thriller, Horror OriginalLanguage: English Director: IainSoftley Producer: DanielBobker, MichaelShamberg, StaceySher Writer: EhrenKruger ReleaseDate(Theaters): Aug12,2005  wide ReleaseDate(Streaming): Nov15,2005 BoxOffice(GrossUSA): $47.8M Runtime: 1h44m Distributor: UniversalPictures SoundMix: Surround,DolbySRD,DTS,SDDS AspectRatio: Scope(2.35:1) Cast&Crew KateHudson CarolineEllis GenaRowlands VioletDevereaux JohnHurt BenDevereaux PeterSarsgaard Luke JoyBryant Jill MaxineBarnett MamaCynthia TomUskali RobertsonThorpe JenApgar MadeleineThorpe ForrestLandis MartinThorpe JamieLeeRedmon Redmon RonMcCall PapaJustify JerylPrescott MamaCecile IsaachDeBankolé CreoleGasStationOwner AndreasBeckett BallroomDancer AnnDalrymple OlderNurse JustinGroetsch ClubGoer DavidJensen Countrydoctor MarkKrasnoff Taxi, TruckDriver NatalieMcNeil CigarSmokin'PartyGuest ClaytonTownsend ExecutiveProducer DanielBobker Producer MichaelShamberg Producer StaceySher Producer IainSoftley Director EhrenKruger Writer RonnaKress CastingDirector HollyBario ExecutiveProducer ScottStuber ExecutiveProducer EdShearmur OriginalMusic DanMindel Cinematographer JoeHutshing FilmEditor DrewBoughton ArtDirection ShowallCast&Crew CriticReviewsforTheSkeletonKey AllCritics(156) |TopCritics(42) |Fresh(59) |Rotten(97) FullReview… NickSchager LessonsofDarkness FullReview… SaraMichelleFetters MovieFreak.com FullReview… RichardRoeper Ebert&Roeper FullReview… MarjorieBaumgarten AustinChronicle FullReview… TimCogshell BoxofficeMagazine FullReview… DanFienberg Zap2it.com FullReview… MattBrunson FilmFrenzy FullReview… GrantWatson FictionMachine FullReview… MarkH.Harris BlackHorrorMovies FullReview… KaleemAftab TheList FullReview… FelixVasquezJr. CinemaCrazed FullReview… AmberWilkinson EyeforFilm ViewAllCriticReviews(156) AudienceReviewsforTheSkeletonKey Feb22,2013 Thetwistwasgreat,curiositykillsthecat.Quiteauniquefilmasyouneverknowwhat'sgoingtohappen.Notverywellacted,butithadadecentplotandset. SylvesterK SuperReviewer Jul31,2011 IloveNewOrleans.IhateKateHudson.TomysurpriseIwasn'tawareHudsonwasinthis.'SkeletonKey'hadachanceatbeingagreathorrorfilm(thegothicOrleans,theshriekingandcreepyhouse,thepremiseisanicetwistonhauntedhouseflicks)butitwaspredictabletantamounttowatchingyouryoungkidtrytoarrangelettersandyoujustwanttoscream'IT'SGNEXT!".Thesecondwehearthebackstoryitgivesawayaclueinstantlyandifyouwatchhorrormoviesyouknowwhoisthetrueevilinaboutthirtyminutes.Withallthesurprisesdrainedfrommyviewingpleasure'SkeletonKey'isasurprisingly,albeitoverlyclicheandpredictable,suspensefulmovieandthethirdactistaughtandtense.Sadly,thethirdactandthefactitwasshotinthegloriousNewOrleanscannotsavethefactIguessedeverything(accurately)inroughlythirty-minutes. JonnyB SuperReviewer Jul13,2011 Ripperofanendingbuteverythingbeforeitisabore BrendanN SuperReviewer Jul08,2011 "TheSkeletonKey"iscertainlygoofyandthevariousfiltersandmorphingeffectsusedtocreate'creepy'imagesaddahighlevelofcamp,butthestoryitselfissointerestingithelpspullthefilmthrough.TheHoodoostorylineisfunandtheendingissuitablydark.TheperformancesareserviceablewithKateHudsondeliveringabelievableturn."TheSkeletonKey"isratherstraightforwardwhenitcomesdowntoit,butithassmall,moodymomentsthatmakeitslightlybetterthantherest. StevenC SuperReviewer SeeallAudiencereviews Quotes Therearenoapprovedquotesyetforthismovie. 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