100 Feet (2008)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Eric Red

Writer (WGA):

Eric Red (written by)

Release Date:

24 July 2008 (South Korea)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Till Death Do Us Part Wasn't Enough

Plot:

After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.

Plot Keywords:

House Arrest | Ghost | Digit In Title | Number In Title

Cast

Famke Janssen	...	Marnie Watson
Bobby Cannavale	...	Shanks
Ed Westwick	...	Joey
Michael Paré	...	Mike Watson
John Fallon	...	Jimmy
Patricia Charbonneau	...	Frances
Kevin Geer	...	Father Pritchet
Evelyne Kandech	...	Patrolwoman
Kembe Sorel	...	Patrolman
Tibor Pálffy	...	Homeless man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Kelsch	...	Garbage Man

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence, terror, language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

100 Feet Productions

Goofs:

Plot holes: The whole ideal of the "100 feet" is wrong. A 100 feet is the length of a 10 story building is tall, so from the transmitter to the front door or the basement is well under the "100 feet" she is allowed to go.

Movie Connections:

References "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

A Good ghost story, but not a perfect one.

In 100 Feet, Famke Janssen plays Marnie - a woman who is finishing out a three year sentence (For killing her ex-husband, Mark, in self defense) by returning to her home. Back at home, Marnie is now confined with an ankle bracelet that gives her a 100 foot radius to move about, and no further (Or the police show up). Bobby Cannavale portrays her husband's former partner in the NYPD. He was very attached to his partner, and holds an extreme grudge against Famke for what he feels was an unjust murder.

Soon after returning home, things get very bad, very quickly, as the apparition of Marnie's dead husband shows up to exact revenge. Plates fly, as does Janssen, and soon, Cannavale is even more attune to the situation, assuming she's up to no good. Where the film goes downhill is mostly due to the computer generated ghost that is Janssen's husband. When CGI is used exclusively to create a character in a live action movie, it can really put a damper on things.

You don't feel as though characters are in danger until blood actually begins flying due to an invisible force. The only real thing left is the fire (Something the director was quick to point out)... and if fire upstages characters in a movie, priorities aren't where they should have been.

Ultimately, this is a good ghost tale with unexpected and surprising gory moments, and it partially makes up for the recent shortage of American ghost stories on screen, but it isn't perfect.