In 'The Others', Nicole Kidman plays a woman living with her two photosensitive children in a secluded, darkened old mansion. As peculiar events unfold, they become convinced that the house is haunted.
A widow and her two photosensitive children believe their dark old house is haunted by intruders. It is, in a sense the second viewing makes literal. Amenábar plants the answer in the children’s drawings, the locked doors, the constantly drawn curtains.
Amenábar crafts a masterclass in atmospheric dread, building unbearable tension through sound design and shadow rather than cheap scares. Nicole Kidman delivers a career-best performance as a woman unraveling under isolation and paranoia, anchoring a twist that fundamentally recontextualizes everything you've witnessed.
Nicole Kidman's grieving mother explains everything to us calmly. Amenábar lets her lie for ninety minutes before showing why she has been lying — to us, to her children, to herself.
Nicole Kidman's grieving mother explains everything to us calmly. Amenábar lets her lie for ninety minutes before showing why she has been lying — to us, to her children, to herself.
