The Marsh (2006)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Jordan Barker

Writer:

Michael Stokes (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 2007 (Russia)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

You can bury the past... but sometimes the past won't stay buried.

Plot:

A young beautiful but stressed out children's writer seeks out a holiday in the country but becomes the lead character in a supernatural mystery she must solve to save her life

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Nightmare | Ghost | Marsh | Rose

Cast

Gabrielle Anwar	...	Claire Holloway
Justin Louis	...	Noah Pitney
Forest Whitaker	...	Geoffrey Hunt
Peter MacNeill	...	Philip Manville
Niamh Wilson	...	Little Claire / Rose
Joe Dinicol	...	Brendan Manville
Brooke Johnson	...	Mercy
Kenner Ames	...	Ernie
Jessica Greco	...	Teen Mercy
Ryan Giesen	...	Teen Ernie
Jonathan Payne	...	Teen Pitney
Bill MacDonald	...	Dr. Wells

Also Known As:

Marsh (USA) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images and some language.

Runtime:

Greece:90 min | Canada:92 min | Argentina:92 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Marshville Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Claire first enters the country store her basket is empty. She goes over and picks up a pack of rolls and all of the sudden her basket is full.

Quotes:

Geoffry Hunt: People 're weird. They die... they get weirder.

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

Soundtrack:

Lost In Time

Effective ghost story with a twist or two...

OK, now here is a ghost story that came way under my radar and turns out to be a superior ghost story with a couple of twists. A lady children's book author is plagued with nightmares of a little girl disappearing in a swamp and images of an old house. When viewing a television story, she notices the house in her nightmare and the surrounding area, specifically a marsh where she keeps seeing and following this little girl. She tracks down the property and moves into the house, in a small remote area close to a little town. After installing a door she finds in the cellar, strange things begin to happen and what were her nightmares are now becoming too real. Yes, the house and the marsh hold deep secrets in the town and the house, and she enlists the help of a local paranormal consultant played very well by Forest Whitaker. He moves into her house with his equipment and quickly realizes the supernatural is at work. This movie succeeds on every level with excellent performances, and a very tight story that keeps you guessing until the final reveal. Are her nightmares really lost memories of a past she has forgotten, and if she is the little girl ghost then how is that possible? All the questions are answered, and I had a real ball with this one. Highly recommended.