For the past years Hollywood has entered into the business of remaking some of the most popular horror films from the Far East. Films like “The Ring” and “The Grudged” have been able to reach an audience, regardless of what critics think. However there have been some that have completely failed with audiences and critics. That is the case of films like “The Eye” or most recently “Mirrors”. “The Uninvited” comes in the same fashion as previous remakes. With the difference that this remake may have a chance to please movie-goers as well as some as the most tough critics.
The Uninvited has something that was not perceived in previous Korean horror films remakes. That is, the vision behind the cameras of first time directors Thomas Guard and Charles Guard. The British directors managed to take a previously made film and remake it in a way that it feels fresh and entertaining. Creating a nice and smooth pace throughout the film. Of course there are a few scenes that just make you go uh! Like that plot twist in the middle of the film. The suspense for the most part of the film was electrifying. Even scenes in which you know something was about to happen, get you by surprise. Which I found to be innovative. Yet there as some scenes that you have seen in other films before.
At the end you get the feeling that the producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald where trying to mix the mystery and suspense of “Disturbia” with the horror and scary sequences of “The Ring”. While “The Uninvited” is not destined to become classic horror film, it will certainly surprise and entertain you at the end.
Movie Review By James
