This film gets to the skin of you , unlike others horror types the ending surprises the viewers , nicole kidman rules the screen with her amazing acting . An epic film cant be missed at any cost.

I don't really understand these overly positive reviews. The movie is incredibly boring and felt more like a drama or something the like than a horror movie. I personally did not enjoy the acting at all, especially from the children, it just felt very try-hard. It's not worth the 1+ hour you spent watching it at all. I can imagine that MAYBE you'd enjoy the movie slightly more if you hadn't known the twist and went in with a completely blank slate but even then I don't think I personally would've enjoyed it. It's really incredibly boring.

There's an Oscar for good sound editing. As far as I know, there aren't criminal penalties for egregiously awful sound editing.In this case, the sound editor may not be to blame. It's got to be a directorial choice. Jarring noises are the primary tool for provoking shock.These explosions of sound will probably make you jump. Apart from that, there's not much that's scary about the movie. There aren't any evil characters.Apart from waking your neighbors and permanently damaging your hearing, the huge imbalance of sound levels will insure that you spend the duration of the film manipulating the volume. You'll have to turn it up if you want to hear the whispered dialogue. You'll need to decrease it by 75% when something "dramatic" happens.

World War II has just ended and a young woman with two children is waiting on an island in the British Channel for her husband to return home. Her housekeepers have mysteriously vanished without any hints and thus she's forced to hire new staff, three solemn locals who claim a past with the manor they're living in. And then the strange sounds start plaguing the family.The Others works as a horror film because it allows the atmosphere to build. There are very few jump scares, almost none at all, and most of the horror is build on the fact that the mother is slowly losing her mind and is forced to doubt her every decision. The situation itself is strange enough with a lone manor, two children being forced to live indoors for fear of the light and three closemouthed locals, but then the facts start revealing themselves and it ended up being quite different from what I'd imagined. But in the best way possible. It's a well-spun tale all around.Two special mentions for extra greatness. First to Nicole Kidman, whose acting abilities are still very much on top. Hers is the carrying performance of this entire film and she sells it flawlessly. From a stern although caring mother to a determined mistress of a manor to a scared soul trembling in the face of the unknown. The second mention goes to the soundtrack, which is a perfect blend of classical haunting and British pastoral music reminiscent of the good old days of the Empire. Definitely a soundtrack I would listen just because. And I in fact have.The Others is a very good horror film. One of the best I've seen in years and definitely a film worth checking out if you're looking for something a bit more psychological and mood-dependent.