100 Feet

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The story starts with an interesting premise but soon goes overboard in depicting some gory scenes of a ghost's vengeance during which time much blood is shed for the sake of horror fans who like this sort of thing. It's well acted and tense with some quietly underplayed opening scenes, but once the ghost starts wreaking the place all hell breaks loose and the story loses a great deal of credibility. The acting is fine, with Famke Janssen giving a strong performance as a woman forced to wear an ankle bracelet and kept under close watch by a suspicious policeman who was her husband's partner. But the tension doesn't become tight until the last third of the story and then it goes way over the top in depicting violence. Scary enough but midway through, the story loses a lot of credibility despite the high quality of the performances.

This was, bar none, the best ghost story in years. Famke Janssen and Bobby Cannavale were phenomenal. Famke was able to pull off every aspect and every emotion of the role. I've seen her now in Taken and 100 Feet and completely impressed by her acting ability. The ONE death scene in the film was incredibly well done. The special f/x were phenomenal from blood to breaking bones to complete and total contortions of the human body. The CG'ed Michael Pare as the ghost of Michael was incredibly well done. Technically the film scores well in my book. It's well shot, lighting is beautiful, and the score adds to the mood to build suspense incredibly This is a must see film for the horror fan. It really is quite terrifying.

It's a wonder to me how movies like this keep getting made. I mean, if I went into business selling flights to the moon but just drove my passengers around the M25 for an hour-and-a-half I'd soon be out of business – and I'd probably earn myself a couple of lumps on the way. And yet every year filmmakers churn out 'horror' films that are less frightening than finding a spider on the ceiling above your bed. This one has Famke Janssen playing a husband-killer who is sentenced to house arrest (yeah, I know – I should have switched off then) and can only move 100 feet from a monitoring device planted in the middle of the house before setting off her tag and bringing half of Brooklyn's finest down on her door. Hubbie's ex-partner (he used to be a cop when he wasn't knocking Famke about) spends his entire shift sat in a car outside her house (because, let's face it, there's not much else for cops in that area to do) for no real reason, while Famke gets it on with the local delivery boy. Every now and then she hears some knocking and dodges flying crockery and quickly deduces that hubby is haunting the property in which he was murdered. He shows up every now and then, a blurry image who used to be Michael Pare. Like all ghosts these days, Michael has assumed super-human strength in death which isn't good news for the delivery boy This film is truly bad in every department. Past-their-best actors (and you can't blame them – they've got to eat) struggle to deliver incredibly bad dialogue and fail to make ludicrous plot developments look believable, while nothing remotely horrific happens. Trust me – go and watch Gigli or Ishtar or Plan 9 from Outer Space, but avoid this car crash at all costs.

After seven years and fifty-two days in prison, Marnie Watson (Famke Janssen) returns to her old house in Brooklyn, New York, under the house arrest condition for the next six months. Marnie was sentenced for killing her abusive and brutal husband, the policeman Mike Watson (Michael Paré), in self-defense and she must wear an electronic brace around her ankle that allows her to move in a 100-foot radius in the house during her probation. Mike's former partner Shanks (Bobby Cannavale) takes Marnie under his custody, stalking her from his car, expecting her to violate the limits of the electronic device and send her back to prison. Sooner Marnie discovers that she is trapped in the house with the fiend of Mike that has not moved on and is still in the house seeking revenge against her. I am a big fan of horror movies and Famke Janssen, and "100 Feet" was a great surprise for me. This ghost story has an original theatrical screenplay supported by the acting of this gorgeous Dutch actress and some decent special effects. I believe that fans of this genre will not be disappointed with the plot. My only negative remark is with the bad conclusion, with the explosion of the ghost and Marnie able to leave her place without any money, documentation or friends and her picture on the front page of the news, but traveling somewhere by bus. She had only six months sentence to be a free woman; Shanks could help her during the rest of her probation; and her house might have an insurance policy. This good movie deserved an alternative ending. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Refém do Espírito" ("Hostage of the Spirit")

I really wanted to enjoy this film, but try as I might I couldn't find anything to endear me to it. Wooden acting, lack of depth to all of the characters, gaping plot holes, poor special effects and laughable direction made this one of the poorest movies I have seen in ages. Famke Janssen is a great actress who usually brings depth and enthusiasm to her roles but her performance throughout the movies seems to lack effort and she seems permanently embarrassed and uncomfortable. The actor playing her dead husbands partner (Bobby Cannavale) looks the part, but also doesn't seem happy in the role, or committed to the part. The movies relies on tried and tested means of scaring the audience, which unfortunately fail as we have seen them all before. Not recommended.

"100 Feet" had been on my radar for some time, mainly because of director Eric Red being at the helm of this project. Perhaps his comeback film, one could say. The man already wrote great scripts for 80's genre hits like Robert Harmon's "The Hitcher" and Kathryn Bigelow's "Near Dark". During the 90's he directed two notable genre films, the psychologically tinted thriller/horror hybrid "Body Parts" and that one little werewolf film that sort of stood out during the 90's, "Bad Moon". Very likely no masterpieces, but they left a pleasant aftertaste and above all, they are well made and showed promise for future work as a director. And then... it got a little quiet surrounding Eric Red. So in a way, "100 Feet" might be considered to be his comeback movie. It sure got me interested, especially after glimpsing at the trailer. And the fact that Famke Janssen was taking on the leading role, didn't hurt at all either. So yes, I really wanted to like 100 Feet, and well,... I really liked it! It's a bit of a sober film, really, with a one-house setting and not much characters running around in it. But every character does bring his weight to it. Also, it's a unique angle for a ghost story, with Famke's character not being able to leave her haunted house (you know that from the start of the film). Ms. Janssen gives a fine performance (funny thing, I think I actually spotted a Dutch accent for the first time ever), the film has the right tone & atmosphere (at least for me it worked fine) and looks really good. There's a bit of ghostly CGI that perhaps could have been better (or maybe I should say: could've been handled differently, as it's more of a choice of how they wanted it to look, not really a case of ineptness). It's not a fast-paced film, but it works for the better this way, and believe me... there's one scene that will take you by surprise. Unexpected, and so bloody and so brutal, it'll have you hit that rewind button on your remote. Maybe the film will play out, in the end, just like you'd expect it to. Or maybe not. I just hope it won't disappoint you at any rate. Just go rent it. It's much better than most of the direct-to-DVD stuff coming out these days. I'm always sad when a film like this doesn't make it to theaters in our country (but it's also obvious that it doesn't stand a chance over here). This just got me thinking of David Fincher's "Panic Room", actually, because of its similar setting. "Panic Room" did get a theatrical release over here, naturally, and I hold "100 Feet" about on par with it (well, maybe not exactly on par as a film, but as a "horror equivalent", yes). So you just decide for yourself whether you think you're going to like this film or not.