A care provider for the elderly is hired away from the hospice where she works by a woman who needs someone to take care of her husband who is in poor health and not long for the world. They live in a decaying mansion near New Orleans and the care provider starts to explore the house in her spare time from working. It's not long before she discovers evidence that the husband might be under a spell and his wife could be the one who cast it. She finds herself trying to make sense of a bizarre world of hoodoo and ghosts.
This is a strange movie that deals with hoodoo (African-American folk magic) which shouldn't be confused with Voodoo (a Haitian religion). If you can get over the fact that the main plot is based around the use of magic spells, this is a pretty entertaining film. However, I thought that the Kate Hudson's character was a little too bold in how she explored the house right after she was hired and just happened to come across the room that contained all of the secrets – how convenient. Beyond that, I was drawn in trying to figure out what was real, what was imagined and who was to blame for what. The ending had a nice twist that nicely wrapped everything up.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard, John Hurt
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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