The Skeleton Key

Friday, July 18, 2008

Remember back when Almost Famous came out and Kate Hudson seemed like a really talented actress with a bright future ahead of her, and since then she's proceeded to pretty much only do shitty movies? It's kind of a shame that The Skeleton Key, which is at best a somewhat above average mainstream PG-13 horror film, is possibly the best post-Almost Famous work she's done.

This isn't a great movie, but it's kinda fun to re-watch because you know the twist ending and can more clearly see all the hints and foreshadowing peppered throughout the movie. It's not really a great script, but I'll give it credit for attention to these kinds of details, what with a lot of dialogue having double-meanings and all that. It's lightweight but respectable fun, and it benefits from having a cast that's probably a little better than it deserves. Also, I'm not sure if you ever realized this, but Kate Hudson is pretty easy on the eyes.