Nine Lives (2002)

Nine friends are stranded in an isolated Scottish manor house when a centuries-old spirit is unleashed. Only one will survive.

Director:

Andrew Green

Writers:

Andrew Green (screenplay), Tom MacRae (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Rosie Fellner, Vivienne Harvey, Paris Hilton

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rosie Fellner	...	Emma
Vivienne Harvey	...	Lucy
Paris Hilton	...	Jo
Patrick Kennedy	...	Tim
David Leitch	...	Paul
David Nicolle	...	Pete
Ben Peyton	...	Andy
James Schlesinger	...	Damien
Lex Shrapnel	...	Tom
Paul Smith	...	Murray (voice)
Maureen Turner	...	Linda
Amelia Warner	...	Laura

Storyline

Tim plans to spend his 21st birthday at his Scottish estate with eight of his closest friends. Amongst the excitement of rediscovering old friendships, no one minds that a snowstorm has cut them off from the rest of the outside world. Everything is set for the perfect weekend, until one of the guests stumbles across an old history of the house with the power to unleash the horrors of Scotland's past. The book tells of Murray, the old Scot patriot, who has had his eyes torn out and his house taken away during the English invasion. Intent on exacting bloody revenge on the reunited English friends Murray possesses the body of a guest and turns him into a murderer. He seems impossible to stop as when the possessed guest is killed, Murray passes into the killer to continue his mission of murdering all nine of them. It is survival of the fittest as the friendships are pushed to the limit. No one can guess who the next killer will be or how to break the chain. Only one will survive.

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Plot Keywords:

manor house | manor | haunted mansion | snow | shovel | 

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Taglines:

Their number is up!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ennea psyhes

Filming Locations:

Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&A Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 82 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Andy: I hate England when it gets dark before four.
Damien: Yeah, especially when you're in Scotland.

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Connections

References Braveheart (1995)

User Reviews

OK--no classic but it isn't THAT bad!

A bunch of brainless 20 somethings are in a HUGE remote Scottish castle for a get together. One of them finds a book which releases an evil demon that possesses him to kill the others. But when he's killed the demon jumps to someone else. Also there's a raging snowstorm outside, all the phone lines are dead...and then the lights go out.

OK--this isn't good but I've seen much worse. The problems are:

1) They're all British or Scottish (with the sole exception of Paris Hilton). As a result I couldn't make out a word of what they were saying. 2) How did that hole get in the book? 3) Isn't it incredible how one woman figures out everything out of nowhere. 4) After they know there's a killer around--they split up 5) Why don't they TURN ON THE LIGHTS while searching? 6) Boy--does that snowstorm look fake! 7) There are many dead spots with people walking slllooowwwlllyyy through a totally dark house.

STILL I sort of liked this. The castle itself was beautiful inside (incredible set decorations); the cast were actually pretty talented; the guys were cute:); it was beautifully atmospheric; the look of people when possessed (totally black eyes) was unsettling; there were a few nice jolts and the reason for the demon attacking was pretty unique.

There's no sex or nudity here and the violence was not bloody at all. Still I enjoyed it. Call this a guilty favorite. I give it a 7.