Shutter (2008/I)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Masayuki Ochiai

Writer (WGA):

Luke Dawson (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.

Plot:

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Car Accident | Photograph | Death | Spirit

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 15

8:00 AM

MAX

Cast

Joshua Jackson	...	Benjamin Shaw
Rachael Taylor	...	Jane Shaw
Megumi Okina	...	Megumi Tanaka
David Denman	...	Bruno
John Hensley	...	Adam
Maya Hazen	...	Seiko Nakamura
James Kyson Lee	...	Ritsuo
Yoshiko Miyazaki	...	Akiko
Kei Yamamoto	...	Murase
Daisy Betts	...	Natasha
Adrienne Pickering	...	Megan
Pascal Morineau	...	Wedding Photographer
Masaki Ota	...	Police Officer #1
Heideru Tatsuo	...	Police Officer #2
Eri Otoguro	...	Yoko

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for terror, disturbing images, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

85 min | USA:90 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:16 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43974) | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

Not screened for critics.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ben and his wife take a picture of themselves in the beginning, the camera is obviously not on.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Shutter (2004/II)

Soundtrack:

Do Something

Dull, but worth a handful of stars

As mentioned else where, this is a remake and has been done before and we have all seen it at least a few times before. Yes they are absolutely right. But the amount of 1 star reviews is undeserving.

This film has the slow methodical pace of an Eastern film but (as usual) loses a lot of the atmosphere when transfered to Hollywood.

Yes it is a bit weird they take photos of EVERYTHING and the sting in the plots tail isn't really that venomous. But Joshua Jackson (aks Pacey from Dawson's) does OK and the leading lady is pretty and does solid work and I did have the hairs on my arms standing to attention a number of times and it did make me jump.

Nothing special but much preferable to having teeth pulled.