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2007 (USA)
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Some doors should never be opened
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Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation...
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Roger Corman: Scorsese, Stallone, Sayles, and other A-listers talk about the B-movie king
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 13 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
New ‘Fall Of The House Of Usher’ Film ‘The Ushers’ To Be Shot In 3-D
(From MTV Movies Blog. 19 May 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 13 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
New ‘Fall Of The House Of Usher’ Film ‘The Ushers’ To Be Shot In 3-D
(From MTV Movies Blog. 19 May 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)
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serviceable thriller, fun to view and discuss
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Rated R for some sexuality and violence.
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Germany:81 min (European Film Market)
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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!)