The film initially seems to play out like many a standard spook fest, with creepy sequences centred on Victor, the 'ghost' of a boy the same age as Ann, Grace's daughter. When they begin to hear voices and locked doors start to open themselves, Grace eventually becomes convinced that the house must be haunted. Adding to her worries, the servants have mysteriously vanished overnight and she has two young children who suffer from extreme photosensitivity - meaning exposure to anything brighter than a candle could be fatal.
The year is 1945 and although the war is over, he still has not returned. Grace (Kidman) awaits the return of her husband from conflict in Europe. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, the Spanish talent behind Vanilla Sky/Open Your Eyes, this is a seemingly traditional British ghost story that transforms into a reverse horror. Still, The Others was an interesting choice for Kidman.
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