The Uninvited

Poor remake of the Korean thriller.

As in the original, the film slyly manipulates the audience's perspective, and a brilliantly filmed climactic 'reveal' marks this British duo as a pair to watch.

The Uninvited is a little too mild-mannered to please any but the most vanilla of horror fans.

They are all just guests at a camp masked ball - poised to unveil themselves in a denouement that somehow manages to be more outlandish - and more comic - than all the bumps and rattles that went before.

Like its own Asian source, this movie has a big and elaborately planted twist up its sleeve, but this time around it leaves us feeling tricked and underwhelmed -- horror primly behaving itself as a peekaboo exercise in misdirection.

Its most intriguing quality is that its final five minutes are so much more interesting than anything that goes before.

When you see what happens, you’ll probably laugh, roll your eyes, or mutter, “Gimmie a break.” What you won’t do is recoil from terror

The Uninvited is a film structurally sound, linguistically crafted, and brilliantly executed.

David Strathairn takes a throwaway role and brings the appropriate blend of menace and warmth.

The only genuinely startling moments come via the deafening sound effects that accompany a large roast hitting the floor and Anna scraping metal hangers along a clothing rack.