The Uninvited Review, Anna returns home to live with her father, however she now has a new creepy step mother.
Writer Craig Rosenberg
Cast
Emily Browning, Anna
Arielle Kebbel, Alex
David Strathairn, Steven
Maya Massar, Mom
Kevin McNulty, Sheriff Emery
Elizabeth Banks, Rachel
Jesse Moss, Matt
DreamWorks SKG - Running time 87 minutes
Anna Rydell gets to return home after spending time in a hospital for the mentally ill. All seems good now she is reunited with her sister, however her new step mom is a bit on the creepy side and she seems to have an agenda. Anna's situation is made worse by the fact that some kind of entity is inhabiting the house, causing Anna to witness strange and disturbing things which is jeopardizing her recovery.
I watched the trailer for The Uninvited shortly after its release and I found the trailer a little underwhelming which is why it took me so long to watch this. However after seeing this in a few recent top horror lists I decided it was time to give it a watch.
Everything starts off well enough, the first half of the movie is nothing special, however I found myself being drawn into the story more as it went on. It has good pacing, good characters and solid acting and dialog throughout, these helped to keep my attention and to be immersed in the story.
As the movie progresses things become more interesting and the pace increases and the tension begins to build. The ghostly events and the creepy step mother helped to keep things interesting. It's nothing particularly special or original, however it's all well done. The best thing about this is the twist at the end, a very common experience in modern horror movies but I felt it was set up very well and I was completely taken by surprise.
Overall I found this to be entertaining, engrossing, a little scary and the end twist was well done and surprising, definitely worth a watch.
7 out of 10
