Half Light (2006)

Rachel Carlson, a successful novelist moves to a small Scottish village to move on with her life after the death of her son. Strange things start to happen when she is haunted by ghosts and real life terror.

Director:

Craig Rosenberg

Writer:

Craig Rosenberg

Stars:

Demi Moore, Henry Ian Cusick, Nicholas Gleaves

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Demi Moore	...	Rachel Carlson
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Brian
Beans El-Balawi	...	Thomas Carlson (as Beans Balawi)
Kate Isitt	...	Sharon Winton
Nicholas Gleaves	...	Dr. Robert Freedman
James Cosmo	...	Finlay Murray
Joanna Hole	...	Mary Murray
Therese Bradley	...	Morag McPherson
Hans Matheson	...	Angus McCulloch
Mickey Wilson	...	Reverend James McMahon (as Michael Wilson)
Polly Frame	...	Librarian
Ceit Kearney	...	Gaelic Speaking Woman
Nichola Bee	...	Kate McCulloch (as Nichola B)
Jamie Edgell	...	Gordon McCloud
Anne Smith	...	Bingo Announcer

Storyline

After the tragic drowning of her 5 year old son, best selling thriller novelist Rachel Carlson moves to a remote cottage on the Scottish coast. But Rachel's demons have followed her as loneliness and paranoia leave her not knowing what's real and what's imagination in the fight to save her life.

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Plot Keywords:

lighthouse | village | ghost | cottage | island | 

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Taglines:

Believe in the beyond.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some images of violence

Details

Official Sites:

Filmfax [Spain] Official soundtrack

Country:

Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alacakaranlik

Filming Locations:

Cornwall, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$232,566 (Mexico) (28 July 2006)

Gross:

$610,792 (Mexico) (4 August 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lakeshore Entertainment, Samuels Media, VIP 3 Medienfonds

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While shooting on the Island of Llanddwyn, Anglesey. Demi Moore paid for 20 crates of beer to be delivered to the Island for all the crew to get drunk after a rough week of filming.

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Goofs

When Rachel first enters the town of Ingonish she walks past a sign stating the population. Scottish towns don't have these.

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Connections

Features Dead of Night (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Happy Birthday To You"
Written by Patty S. Hill and Mildred J. Hill

User Reviews

Surprisingly Chilling Little Movie.

"Half Light" is one surprise of a movie. The film is about a writer, Rachel Carson (Demi Moore) who tragically loses her young son when he drowns by the dock near their house in England. Devastated from the event, Rachel's friend rents her a secluded island cottage on the Scotland coast so she can relax and recover in the comfortable atmosphere, and conquer her current writer's block. But when she arrives to the little old cottage on the edge of the ocean, weird things start to happen. She has strange visions of her son, she spends time with a man living in a lighthouse who has supposedly been dead for seven years, and the townspeople are also quite strange. Real life terror and supernatural events drive Rachel into hysteria from there, as she tries to unravel a complex mystery.

This was a surprisingly chilling little thriller film, the atmosphere of the whole secluded ocean village was unique and neat, the little village set itself sitting right on the sandy beach. There are a lot of dark gray and foggy tones in the film, which add even more to the atmosphere. I liked the whole feeling the film had, it was isolated and eerie. It's kind of hard to explain, I can't really put my finger on it, but the whole atmosphere was foreboding and spooky. Demi Moore was great, she's a pretty believable actress from what I've seen. Her performance was realistic and fit the film well. The settings are great and really spooky on many occasions, particularly the small cottage and the old lighthouse. The story was rather original, and very subtle with overall good writing. The ending was a bit of a twist-ending, blending real-life horror with a supernatural addition, but it fit well and I wasn't disappointed with it (like some twist-endings leave me).

Overall, "Half Light" is a good little thriller film that caught me off guard, I was expecting something along the lines of cheap straight-to-video garbage. It's quite the contrary though. The Gothic, seaside atmosphere was excellent and well put-to-use in the film, and the creepy little story was well written with a satisfying conclusion. Fans of supernatural thrillers will definitely want to check this one out, it's a good one for sure. 7/10.