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The Skeleton Key ... A young woman helping care for an invalid in New Orleans finds herself entangled in a mystery involving a group of Voodoo practitioners and a ... 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TheSkeletonKey (5,470)LogoImdbOutlineLogoImdbOutline6.51h44min2005X-RayPG-13AyoungwomanhelpingcareforaninvalidinNewOrleansfindsherselfentangledinamysteryinvolvingagroupofVoodoopractitionersandahouse'sdarkpast.DirectorsIainSoftleyStarringKateHudson,PeterSarsgaard,JoyBryantGenresScienceFiction,Suspense,Drama,HorrorSubtitlesEnglish[CC]AudiolanguagesEnglish,English[AudioDescription]Rentalsinclude30daystostartwatchingthisvideoand48hourstofinishoncestarted.RentHD$3.99BuyHD$14.99MorepurchaseoptionsAddAddAddtoWatchlistAddtoWatchlistByorderingorviewing,youagreetoourTerms.SoldbyAmazon.comServicesLLC.ShareShareShareEditEditWritereviewLightbulbLightbulbFeedback RelatedDetailsCustomerswhowatchedthisitemalsowatchedCastandCrewPoweredbyLogoImdbOutlineLogoImdbOutlineIainSoftley-directorSeeprofileKateHudsonSeeprofileGenaRowlandsSeeprofileJohnHurtSeeprofileMoredetailsSupportingactorsGenaRowlands,JohnHurt,MaxineBarnett,TomUskali,JenApgar,more…ForrestLandis,JamieLeeRedmon,RonaldMcCall,JerylPrescottSales,IsaachDeBankole,AndreasBeckett,AnnDalrymple,JustinGroetsch,DavidJensen,MarkKrasnoff,NatalieMcNeil,IsaachDeBankoléProducersDanielBobker,MichaelShamberg,StaceySherStudioUNIVERSALPAYTELEVISIONRatingPG-13(ParentsStronglyCautioned)ContentadvisoryAlcoholuse,foullanguage,sexualcontent,smoking,violencePurchaserightsStreaminstantlyDetailsFormatPrimeVideo(streamingonlinevideo)DevicesAvailabletowatchonsupporteddevicesOtherformatsDVDfrom$5.90Multi-formatfrom$7.47Blu-rayfrom$16.00Reviews4.7outof5stars5470globalratings5star83%83%ofreviewshave5stars4star10%10%ofreviewshave4stars3star4%4%ofreviewshave3stars2star1%1%ofreviewshave2stars1star2%2%ofreviewshave1starsHowareratingscalculated?WriteacustomerreviewSortedby:TopreviewsTopreviewsMostrecentTopreviewsfromtheUnitedStatesmsbReviewedintheUnitedStatesonNovember19,20175.0outof5starsThisisanawesomehorrormovienooneeverseemstorememberVerifiedpurchaseThisisanawesomehorrormovienooneeverseemstoremember.Ithoughtitwasveryexcitinganditdrewmein.Notaperfectmovie,notlikeacademyawardmaterial,butIhighlyrecommendit.You'llwanttowatchittwicebecauseoncedetailsemergeattheendit'slikewatchingadifferentmovie.It'sespeciallygreatforthosewhodon'tlikeexcessgore/sex,goodforfamilieswitholderkidswhowantagoodhorrormovie,otherthanaminorflashofsideboobandnudebackthereisnosex/nudityandnotalotofgratuitousgore.Mostlyjustgoodstorytelling.41peoplefoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabuseEmReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober11,20183.0outof5starsWhatadisappointmentVerifiedpurchaseThisisn'tabadmovie.Itjustdoesn'tliveuptothehype.99%ofthemoviewasjustKateHudsonsnoopingaroundandbeingrude.Igetthatshe'sdoingpenanceforfailingherfather,butffs,callthecops.It'sclearBenwasovermedicated.GenaRowlandswasbrilliant:courteous,sympathizing,andscaryashell.Withher,JohnHeardandPeterSaarsgard,allgreatactors,thismoviewouldhavebeengreatlyimprovedwithalmostanyotheractorplayingCarolineexceptmono-expressionKateHudson.Sheisaterribleactress.Shelookedlikea3rdgraderintheChristmaspageantnexttoGenaRowlands.Ilovefilmswhereyouwouldn'tchangeathingaboutit.Thisisnotone.Otherwisetheatmospherewasthin(I'vebeentotheSouth)andthepacingwasridiculous.Alloftheactionwasinthelast7minutes.ItgavemetoomuchtimetothinkabouthowbadKateHudsonwas.TheonlyparttheygotrightwastheSouthernLadysaying"blessyourheart"withaknifehiddenbehindherback.KudostotheeverwonderfulGenaRowlands!Igave3starsforher.Itwouldhavebeenzerostarsotherwise.6peoplefoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabuseAmazonCustomerReviewedintheUnitedStatesonMarch10,20175.0outof5starsVodooVerifiedpurchaseIwouldhavetoratethisasoneofthetopthiller/scaryfilmsI'veeverseenextremelyunderratedwaymorescarythenthemovieGetOutinmyopinionifyouseenthemovieGetOutdirectedbyJordanPelleIrecommendyougivethisfilmawatchyouwillnotbedisappointed25peoplefoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabusematthangasReviewedintheUnitedStatesonDecember9,20164.0outof5starsagreatandhorriblesecretisnotbeingtoldVerifiedpurchaseWellscripted,welltoldSouthernGothictale...fulldisclosure-Iwasinthispartofthecountryin2005-06intheaftermathofthehurricanes...ThetellighitstheSoutherngestaltexactlyright...theyaregentile,cordial,andcourteous,andyetonealwaysgetsthefeelingthatsomethingisbeinghiddenfromyou,agreatandhorriblesecretisnotbeingtold...thismoviecapturesthatfeeling,forme,exactly...wellactedbyallplayers,majorandminor...acomplexstoryexpertlytold...thedirectorholdsthecardsclosetothevestallthewaythrough,andrevealsthetwist,thehook,asitwere,rightattheend...22peoplefoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabuseTafkaswfReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober10,20202.0outof5starsSlowMovingandGetReadyfortheUsualAnnoyingStereotypesVerifiedpurchaseTheSkeletonKeyisjustnotthatgoodamovie.You'veseenitssetting,storyline,characters,andactioninadozenmoviesbefore.Thesettingisthestereotypical,decaying,oldantebellumplantationhousesetamongstgiantoaksoutinthebayousofLouisiana.You'veseenitbefore,especiallyinthoseoldBetteDavismovies.Oh,andNewOrleansandLouisianaBayoucountryaretheusual...NewOrleansisblackpeopleplayingjazzandpartying,andLouisianaBayoucountryispoor,violent,andracist,withweirdcreolepeople.You'veseenitahundredtimesinahundreddifferentmovies.ThestorylineisthestereotypicalEvil-Voodoo-in-the-BayouandSouthernWhitePeopleBehavingBadly.ThecharactersarestraightoutofNewOrleans/Bayou/SouthernGothiccentralcasting:Creoleswithmagicpowers!EccentricSouthernwhites!PartyinginNewOrleans!SouthernlawyerswithbadSouthernaccents!Andthenthere'sKateHudson'scharacter-thequintessential,stereotypical,whitegirl"notfromaroundhere"whomakesonebaddecisionafteranother.Shesticksoutlikeasorethumbandisabsolutelyunbelievableasacharacter.Seriously,whenwasthelasttimeyousawaprettyyoungblondefromNewJersey-allaloneintheworld-goingdowntothedeepSouthtobeahospicecareworker?Oh,andshemovesthroughNewOrleansandtheLouisianabayous,andnoonenoticesher?Riiiiiiggght...Theactionisplodding.Okay,somethingisgoingon,butitmoveswaaaaaaaytooslowly.Thecreolehoodoo-voodooisoverlycomplicatedandneverexplained.Andtherevealattheendjustisn'tthatunusual.SoTheSkeletonKeyisfailedSouthernGothic.Annoyingstereotypes,andnothingyouhaven'tseenbeforeinaghoststorysetinLouisiana.CastingKateHudsonastheleadcharacterjustmadeitworse.Don'trentthismovie.WatchitfreeonTVonlyifyouareforcedto.OnepersonfoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabusePeachyPatReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober22,20182.0outof5starsNotveryscaryVerifiedpurchaseOnlyifyouhaveneverseenascarymovie,orunfamiliarwithvoodoo,ordon'tmindhappeningsthatdon'tmakesensewillyoulikethismovie.I'mnotabigfanofMsHudsonbutshedoesanadequatejobwiththescripsheisgiven.Therearesomanycliche'sinthisproductionthattheviewercouldprobablyskipforwardevery15minutesorsoandnotmissanything.MsHudsonisdoinghospiceworkataspookysouthernmansion.Thepatientcannotspeakandisbedridden.thewomaninchargeisashrewanddoesn'twantastrangerinherhome.Therearemanylockeddoors,theatticbeingtheobviousentrytoscaryhood.OfcourseourhospiceworkerinvestigatesitASAP.thebedriddenpatientmanagestothrowhimselfoutofasecondstorywindowduringarainstorm.HealsomanagestowriteaHelpMemessageonasheetthatheleftbehind.ThenthatsheetdisappearsItjustgoesonandon.Ididn'twatchittotheend,butI'msuretherewillbesomesortof"magic"voodooritualandwewillfindouttheoldladyisaterribleperson.4peoplefoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabuseKevinHughesReviewedintheUnitedStatesonApril19,20212.0outof5starsAtLeastIt'sParanormalVerifiedpurchaseThemoviedoeshaveaninterestingparanormalstory.Don'twatchitunlessyou'rereadyforatrulyevilvillainwhoyoushouldhateverymuch.Thiswouldhavegotten5startsactually,butmyonecomplaintisaprettybigone.Throughoutthewholemovie,oneofthemajorthemesisthat"paranormalthingscan'thurtyouunlessyoubelieve".That'sthedumbestthingever.Ittotallyruinedthemovieforme.IfallIhavetodoisdoubtthenyourmagicisreallypathetic.IfsomethingistruethenitistruewhetherIbelieveitornot.Ifsomethingrequiresmetobelieveitinorderforittobetrue,thenitreallyisn'ttrueatall.So,ultimately,IthoughtthismoviewasprettystupidforthatreasonOnepersonfoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabuseCBReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJanuary1,20185.0outof5starsAsgoodasIrememberedVerifiedpurchaseIfirstwatchedthismovieoncablealmost10yearsago.IthoughtitwassogoodthatIneverforgotaboutitandwantedtoorderitonAmazon.Watcheditagain,anditwasjustasgood/creepy/menacingasIremembered.Greatactingwithanexcellentplotthatconstantlykeepsyouguessing.(Note:Tooscaryforkids.)13peoplefoundthishelpfulHelpfulReportabuseSeeallreviewsLinkArrowLinkArrow 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