House of Voices
House of Voices
R | 23 June 2004 (USA)
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In 1958, in the French Alp, the young servant Anna Jurin arrives in Saint Ange Orphanage to work with Helena while the orphans moved to new families. Anna, who is secretly pregnant, meets the last orphan, Judith, left behind because of her mental problems, and they become closer when Anna find that Judith also hear voices and footsteps of children.

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alisonlivas

This is probably the worst movie I have seen in a really long time, and if you're looking for a film with a protagonist who's motive is unclear this is the film for you. I literally have no clue why Anna did anything she did and I have no clue what this film was actually about. I almost felt like I'd sat down in the middle of the film, and I'd been watching from the beginning. There is no payoff in this movie either, when the credits rolled I was mostly just annoyed that I'd wasted an hour and a half of my life. It wasn't scary, the scenes were disjointed and seemed to be put together almost randomly. The editing looks like whoever did it barely tired. The acting was horrible and there was very obvious ADR work that was also done terribly. So, if you're looking for something for a crappy movie night, this is a great pick.

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rick-wilson-836-347711

Is it actually possible to give a movie negative stars? This is possibly the most appallingly boring movie I have ever seen in my life, which is quite hard considering I'm a fairly die-hard late night movie nerd. The acting was quite good, I will give them that. But elsewise, the plot was non-existent, the story went nowhere and the characters were poorly portrayed. I found myself fast-forwarding 5 minutes to find that I had missed nothing at all, and that a character had simply walked from one room into another at that time. There was no mystery, no "creepy or surprise" moments, no twists and no excitement at all. To put it plainly, it would be less torture to slow-roast my testicles than watch this movie again. If you have not yet seen this movie and are considering it, might I suggest stapling your eyelids to the back end of an elephant for an hour and a half instead - it is a much better spend of your time.

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Cheryl Alessa Mason

Seriously, what's wrong with you? this movie is so underrated, it has OK acting, Lovely music... and a plot which at some point certainly makes you wonder what just happened, BUT.. it's NECESSARY in order to accomplish the movie's goal, some of you need to understand that inside the genre of horror it doesn't always take a blood bath or a faceless and brainless killer who strangely teleports all around cutting everyone's head off and has more lives than a cat to actually be scared, that formula just DOESN'T work anymore with some of us.Before you watch a movie, you have to know what's coming, I mean, if you're going to watch like a Fantasy film, you cannot therefore be like.. 'Wtf?! that's not real, I'm wasting my time.. that's so out of reality!' This isn't the type of horror where you can expect massive murder or an specific situation that says 'HERE'S WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SCARED' Nope, this is a psychological thrill where you take an important roll on developing the characters and the stuff that takes place, since certain situations can vary a lot depending on how the viewer analyzes it.. and that goes right from the start to the very ending on this movie.So, to sum up I gave this film a 10 because it's extremely under rated and it needs to go up a little, I wouldn't say it's a master piece either, but it would pretty much deserve at least a 7.Another movies you could like if this one was OK to you? Might want to have a look to Silent hill, Jacob's ladder, The others.

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pietterbeek

This could have been a good movie. If a good actress was chosen for the main part and if the story was more tied. Ledoyen's acting is so insecure, so weak, almost everything she does makes clear that she is looking for a way to fill the part. But too late, the work has been done as one starts watching the movie. The story takes place in a summer, but what in fact is taken place? I did not find the clue, or it is a weak one I have to set my mind upon. Of course, the bad acting of Viginie Ledoyen is partly due to herself, so what the hell did the director during the time her scenes were shot? It is the man's job to direct, not to look how an actress is acting. The editor could have done a good job by shortening the scenes, but did the contrary. However, the storytelling can be edited, not the story itself. About the rest of the film making I am positive. Well done, cameraman, hat off. The sound was good, the scenery in the end even amazing. But too late, a good end does not make a good story. One may wonder if there is one.

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