Julianna Margulies Movie:

Editorial Review:
While it offers nothing new for horror buffs, Ghost Ship relocates its haunted house clichés to an eerily effective setting. The Italian luxury liner Antonia Graza, its fate a mystery for 40 years, has suddenly reappeared in the chilly Bering Sea. Lured by a seemingly harmless proposition, Gabriel Byrne and Julianna Margulies lead a salvage crew (including Ron Eldard, Margulies's offscreen partner and fellow ER alumnus) to claim the wreck. But a grisly prologue--in which we witness the horrific fate of the ship's crew and passengers--makes it clear that bad things are going to happen. And they do... with the predictability of tomorrow's sunrise. The supporting cast is routinely dispatched, but their fates are determined amid outstanding art direction, slick cinematography, and judicious digital trickery, all primed to maximize the doom-laden atmosphere. Director Steve Beck (who remade 13 Ghosts a year earlier) won't win any awards for ingenuity, but Ghost Ship offers a few good chills for a dark and stormy night. --Jeff Shannon

Ghost Ship [Region 2] Reviews:
Tantalizing treat...
2009-12-09 - This horror film is nothing more than a music video for those with short attention spans. Yet the story is captivating enough and the ship is most unsettling. Give it a go if you want a popcorn flick to stir your senses. The montage (complete with hard rock score) where the ghost girl shows Julianna Margulies how the ship became rife with spirits is worth the purchase price alone.

A Favorite Guilty Pleasure
2009-10-13 - Finally on blu ray, this movie looks better than ever. Scary, not really; a few jumps here and there, but this movie is more like a 'Shining' on the water; lots of cool visuals and a very nice surprise at the end. No Oscars, but the acting is solid, the twists are interesting, and it's over in 90 minutes. A great opening sequence sets the tone, and this movie just chugs right along from there. Sequel?

Could have done without the toast to 'the sea', however.

Definitely worth a rental
2009-05-06 - This is an entertaining movie, particularly if you're a fan of horror movies including water/boats as a thematic element. In a very broadstroke overview, a team of boat salvagers are led to salvage an otherwise illusively unmanned cruise ship...which happens to be haunted. The acting is generally pretty good, the story is acceptable, and the production values are good. In fact, the video quality is particularly good. As usual, the ending starts to meander toward absurdity, but the rest is entertaining.

Enjoyable horror movie.
2009-03-18 - This movie is by the same person as THIRTEEN GHOSTS and HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (the 1999 remake) and it is very similar to those two movies so if you enjoyed them, you will probably enjoy this.
The opening scene is probably the best scene in this movie and probably moves it from a fourstar to a fivestar movie, it is a must-see. After this scene, I expected the rest of the movie 2 be very gorey but this was the only moment of gore. Usually this would put me off but the rest of the movie had some pretty cool spooky/creepy moments which prevented it from becoming boreing. Also it has a good twist in the end.
A good movie if your a fan of horror - in particular ghost or body count movies.

Well-acted Horror Movie
2008-10-18 - Ghost Ship is a fast-paced horror/haunting type movie. I thought everything about the movie was great except that it moved a little too fast at times, and it was over before I was ready for the end. I wish it had been a little longer and that a little more time had been taken to build tension during some of the scarier passages. That said, the acting was great; the visuals were incredibly convincing, even after watching the "making of" feature I had a hard time spotting where special effects had been pasted together to make the final image I was watching - seamless. Writing wise, they sort of rushed past some of the explanations as to what the various ghosts were trying to get the living people to do. Still, I love haunting movies and especially ones that occur at sea. This one captured that creepy, desperate, isolated-at-sea vibe and never let it slip.