A young nanny makes a terrifying discovery about the children she is charged with caring for in first-time director Donato Rotunno's unsettling take on The Turn of the Screw. When Anna Veigh (Leelee Sobieski) accepted a job watching two angelic orphans at a remote country estate, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to get out of the city and clear her head. Though her initial meeting with Miles and Flora goes remarkably well, Anna's sense of unease slowly begins to build when she discovers that her predecessor died under ...
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A young nanny makes a terrifying discovery about the children she is charged with caring for in first-time director Donato Rotunno's unsettling take on The Turn of the Screw. When Anna Veigh (Leelee Sobieski) accepted a job watching two angelic orphans at a remote country estate, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to get out of the city and clear her head. Though her initial meeting with Miles and Flora goes remarkably well, Anna's sense of unease slowly begins to build when she discovers that her predecessor died under mysterious circumstances. Later, Anna's discomfort turns to outright fear as unidentifiable figures appear to stalk the estate's scenic grounds. When it begins to appear as if these malevolent apparitions have targeted the children, the devoted nanny does her best to keep the youngsters safe from harm. The dark cloud of Anna's past casting an ominous shadow over the battle for the souls of her two young charges, the stage is set for a supernatural confrontation that will reveal a terrifying truth too horrific for the human mind to even comprehend. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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TITLE: In A Dark Place
GENRE: Psychological Thriller
CAST: Leelee Sobieski, Tara Fitzgerald, Christian Olson and Gabrielle Adam
PLOT: A nanny is hired by an extremely wealthy, never seen uncle of two orphaned children. She must interact with an estate manager as well as the children. She slowly discovers the situation of the family before she arrived (There had been a suicide-or murder?- by drowning of the previous nanny and a suicide-or murder?-by that woman's lover, the groundskeeper). The sexual aspects of the situation bubble to the surface and thoroughly confuse the story. Ghosts begin to appear and it is left to the viewer to decide the relevance, if any or reality if any of the story from then on.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: 7,5 of 10; I am still putting together the little clues given by this presentation in an effort to understand how it ends. I want others to suffer the same abuse this movie visited upon me. As a thriller type film, the remote location and leafless trees of the estate really help set the mood. The physicality of the adult players is interesting. If the mysteries of mental disorders and how they manifest themselves in people's lives are the sort of topics that interest you, this is a must see. For those who want a tidy story as a defense against what we know reality to be: bizarre at times, avoid this film or at least watch knowing the end leaves questions.
DVD BONUS: A making of... featurette, trailers
ADDED NOTES: Maybe the intended effect of the movie was to create a type of cinematic(not video) game where the viewer is required to put the pieces together. If so, this deserves a second viewing (or would that be like cheating?)