Cloverfield was good. The premise is fairly standard, but I loved the look of the film, and the way the story played out. It's a monster movie, sort of--scary creature comes up out of the water and stomps Manhattan Island into rubble. It's got a few gory parts in it, but there's a scene where the characters are going through a subway tunnel to try and escape the city...very well done. This is the first and only movie that's ever given me the creeps.
I liked Skeleton Key, too. It's about a female nurse who takes a job helping this old lady take care of her wheelchair-bound husband, but finds out...some other stuff. ;) The acting in this one was good, and I thought the isolation/gaslighting of the protagonist was done very well. The music is the best part, though. They use old blues music, like "Come On In My Kitchen," to set the tone. Perfect. :D
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