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Writers:
Collin Chang (writer)
Boyd Hancock (story)
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Release Date:
2007 (USA) more
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Some doors should never be opened
Plot:
Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Austin Nichols ... Roderick Usher

Izabella Miko ... Jill Michaelson

Beth Grant ... Mrs. Thatcher

Stephen Fischer ... Rupert Johnson (as Stephen C. Fischer)
Danielle McCarthy ... Maddy Usher

Elizabeth Duff ... Nurse Lambert
Robin Kurian ... Shay
Jason Fields ... Club Guy
Jamey Jasta ... Mini Cooper Guy
Ann Howland ... Edith (as Ann Richardson Howland)
Henry Ebinger ... Patient
Chris Eagan ... Priest
Tim Hancock ... Bouncer
Nicholas Lapolla ... Taxi Driver
Patricia Durisin Barbera ... Stunt Belly
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and violence.
Runtime:
Germany:81 min (European Film Market)
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R | Canada:G (Quebec)

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Judy Allan Poe, a descendant of Edgar Allan Poe, took part in the funeral scene. more

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serviceable thriller, fun to view and discuss, 9 October 2006
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Author: oldwivestales from United States

In this very serviceable thriller, a young woman named Jill hears from her former lover Roderick. He and his sister Maddie, her best friend when the three of them were at college together, disappeared suddenly from her life several years ago and she had not heard from either of them since. Roderick tells her that Maddie has died, and asks Jill to come for the funeral.

Roderick suffers from an illness that makes him sensitive to light and touch. He is a novelist and writes at night, wearing gloves and headphones to drown out sensation. He frequently communicates through typewritten notes that bear the Usher seal, weighty symbol of the burden of the Usher legacy. The novel he is writing parallels the happenings in the house, and he won't let Jill read it, saying that he isn't sure yet how it is going to turn out.

Roderick asks Jill to stay because he needs her, but she only gradually discovers his full intent. Austin Nichols is the restrained Roderick to Izabella Miko's translucent but determined Jill. Both are well cast in their roles.

The opening music and the repeated warnings of the housekeeper are a bit heavy-handed and the film might have done better to let the story unfold without them. The second half of the film has lots of plot twists that make for great after-viewing discussion. The artistry of the filming earned this film the best cinematography award at the Boston Film Festival where it premiered.

I recommend seeing this movie (but not alone!)

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