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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: First Look Pictures
Salesrank: 47706
Released: January 17, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Demi Moore stars as Rachael Carson, a successful mystery writer whose life is shattered following the accidental drowning of her 5-year-old son. Knowing she desperately needs solitude and rest, her best friend rents Rachel a secluded cottage in a remote fishing village. But instead of a peaceful retreat, Rachel finds herself caught up in a supernatural murder mystery that rocks the tranquil town and threatens Rachel's fragile sanity - and her life - in this spooky suspense thriller.
Half Light Reviews:
Surprisingly horrific suspense film... 
2009-12-09 - "Half Light" is a supernatural suspense mystery directed by Craig Rosenberg. I wasn't sure where this film was leading us at first as a child is killed, and then the next thing we have the mother, Rachel (Demi Moore), living far away in isolation on the Scottish coast so that she can finish off her book. The film then takes some terrifying turns as it appears to move into the realm of pure horror. Though we then wonder if Rachel is merely losing her mind. However, eventually the movie throws us right back into reality, and delivers some suspense reminiscent of Hitchcock, though with some supernatural overtones. It's all a little bit confusing near the end with people dying by the second, but the film nevertheless seems to land on its feet. Demi Moore's performance may very well be one of her best, and it is largely because of her that we stay interested throughout the film. There are also some amazingly beautiful shots of the Scottish landscape, which make the horror that much more unexpected when it comes. Be prepared to be sitting on the edge of your seat while watching this thriller.
Demi Moore make more movies 
2009-11-16 - Demi Moore is a good actress, sorry I don't see more of her. The scenery was great and an interesting twist to the plot.
stormclouds gathering in a leaden sky
2009-09-22 - Demi Moore stars as Rachel Carlson, a flourishing novelist who moves to a small Scottish village to move on with her life after the death of her young son. Yet her demons follow her there, tangling her in a web of mystery, deception and hauntings both real and supernatural. First off, it's a stunning movie to behold from purely a visual standpoint. The opening scenes in London are so magnetic, so effective in portraying the characters' sense of accomplishment and tranquility to the viewer. Yet under the surface, even then you can sense unsettling eddies and currents. And then the illusion is shattered. Subsequently, when the film moves to little Scottish seaside village of Ingonish Cove, the natural scenery is sufficient to push the breath from you. It's a darkly beautiful setting, with cold sea swells, howling winds, the quaint little village with its houses and shops, those rolling hills, jagged black rock beaches...and the lighthouse situated on a humble jut of an island just out to sea. Moore is not the best actress in the world, granted, but she plays almost everything low key here, something that really works in the movie's favor. As well, age and a Hollywood surgeon's sculpting blade have changed her appearance enough so that at times, she appears almost unrecognizable as the well-known Demi Moore of the 1980s and 90s. Again, it works to the benefit of the movie. It helps you believe in Rachel, see Rachel and empathize with her, rather than seeing the rich-and-famous movie star Demi Moore playing a role.
Half Light is haunting, no doubt about it. It conjures emotional unease and sets a foreboding tone like stormclouds gathering in a leaden sky. We see Rachel in isolation for many sequences throughout, carrying the proceedings herself, with nothing but the coldly compelling scenery to interact with. The supporting cast is few, but effective. Most notable are Hans Matheson as Angus McCulloch and James Cosmo as Finlay Murray. The movie seems a simple enough dramatic ghost story at the onset, a tragedy and a haunting, a familiar film pattern. But then more possibilities come to light, the creepiness quotient ramps up, and what we end up with is a tale with enough grim, homicidal twists and turns to be worthy of a Tales from the Crypt episode. Unfortunately, sometimes the line between dread and fright and unintentional puerile humor is breached. Examples of this are the talking child's soldier doll that's supposed to unsettle us, but instead seems overly melodramatic, even silly. Or the time Rachel wakes from a nightmare into another into another, which reminded me of a spoof of the same in An American Werewolf in London. But for the most part, it was an effectively crafted and executed tale, one that leaves the viewer's head spinning just a little at the end as you try to put the pieces together that had been collected for the last two hours. What was real, and what was imagined? Who was who, and what were their motives? Was the supernatural presence real or not? And how many possible threads and asides from the body of the film that were left hanging at the end had meanings I might've missed? Thumbs up on this one.
a smart thriller 
2009-08-26 - Beautifully shot, great twists and turns, a surprisingly emotional performance by demi... this movie really delivered.
Chilling, you can almost feel the wind....
2009-06-03 - This is one of my favorite movies, and I rented it on accident. I love eveything about this movie, espcially when she goes to Ireland.
The mystery seems pretty straight forward. A best-selling author loses her little boy in a drowing accident, her marriage (he wasn't the boy's father) fell apart, and her best friend found her a nice cottage where she could finish her book and have some time to heal.
She meets her neighbor, the lighthouse keeper, and she begins to take down walls, trust, and falls in love with him. Then she goes to he village and is told the lighthousekeeper killed himself 7 years earlier.
WHAT?? Is she crazy/delusional, is the small village trying to drive her away, is he a ghost??? The twists are awesome and I reccommend this movie to everyone!!!
