In the marshes and river valleys of southern Louisiana, there is still an ancient culture unknown to outsiders among the local residents, and the religious rituals and customs of this culture are constantly changing. continued. For those who do not understand this religious culture, these are unbelievable, even ridiculous. But to those who believe in it through a dark, horrific process, its evil powers are real and powerful...even deadly.
Once you believe in its power, all your fears will become reality.
Twenty-five-year-old Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson) is a strong-willed young girl who, during her time as the manager of a rock band, was so busy with her work that she ended up He ignored his father who was about to pass away, in order to make up for the inadequacy of his past treatment of his father, he talked to comfort his heart. Caroline found a job: an elderly woman hired her to care for her sick and frail husband. The couple, who own an ancient house, are more than an hour's drive from New Orleans to the Louisiana Triangle, where the house is located, an area known for its mystical customs and religious ceremonies. The big, rundown house is home to Violet and Ben Devriox (Gina Rowlands and John Hurt), both natives of the South. Both this old mansion and its owner seem to carry a mysterious and gloomy history. Gradually, Caroline became suspicious of Violet and the house in addition to taking care of the bed-ridden Ben's living.
By chance, Caroline gets a master key from Violet, which can be used to open all the rooms in the building - including the one Caroline noticed hidden on the top floor . Unable to restrain her curiosity, Caroline walked into the room. Here, she found hair, bones, bloodstains, spells, and other apparently witchcraft devices. Violet claimed that she never went to that room, but Caroline could clearly feel that Violet was the one who performed the witchcraft in that room, and her husband Ben's illness was caused by the witchcraft. of.
One puzzling thing after another, Caroline is determined to uncover these secrets, break the witchcraft, and free Ben from the torment of illness. Will the master key in her hand bring luck or evil to Caroline?
Among the people who manipulate the master key
, the most famous of the cast of "Master Key" should be Hollywood's sweet sister Kate Hudson. The 25-year-old Kate is the daughter of the famous movie star Goldie Hawn. Whether it is temperament, looks or lively style on the screen, she is exactly the same as her celebrity mother! Under the influence of her star mother and star stepfather Kurt Russell, she has already achieved good results in her debut on the big screen. Especially in 2000, when she starred in "Fame in Sight", she made everyone's eyes shine, and with her excellent acting skills, she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and became the most eye-catching female star in Hollywood for a while. Despite her young age, her aura has already made the film company regard her as the new head of Hollywood Sweetie.
When talking about making this horror movie, Hudson said: Thriller genre movies are very suitable for female actors to play, which is also a lot of good actresses, like Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts Waiting for big-name actors to be willing to star in such films.
Hudson also told reporters that this type of film is a film about two basic human motives for survival. These two basic motives are fear and love. That's what attracted her to this kind of film.
"Master Key" is directed by Ian Soffertley from the United Kingdom. Ian was born in the West End of London and graduated from Cambridge University in the UK. He has a wide range of hobbies and has his own unique insights in painting, photography and music. As early as when he was studying the history of English literature at Cambridge University, he began to reveal his directing talent and directed many stage plays. Although he has not had much film shooting experience so far, since his first film "The Beatles", he has shown distinctive personal characteristics: bringing the audience into a film they are not familiar with world. The most recent film he directed is 2001's "K Star Stranger" starring the famous movie star Kevin Spacey. And his excellent directing talent was shown in 1997 - the film "Three Winged Hearts" he directed was the most praised film by the harsh film critics that year, and won 4 awards in 1998. Oscar nominations.
"Master Key" screenwriter Allen Kruger has long been known for writing horror-thriller screenplays. Although there are not many works, they are very famous when they are mentioned: "Scream" 3, the American version of "Midnight Bell" and so on. This year, in addition to this "Master Key", Ai Ren's screenwriter's works include the fantasy film "The Brothers Grimm" starring Matt Damon, the second part of the American version of "Midnight", and Stephen King's famous The novel of the same name is adapted from the film "Amulet".
Commentary Although the production cost of this film is not high, it relies on the performance of the charming Kate Hudson, the excellent script of the screenwriter Aaron Kruger, and the director Ian Soffertray. The creation of characters and scenes makes this film different from other horror thriller films. If your requirements are not high, and you just want to get together with friends to adjust the mood in the summer, then "Master Key" will be a very good choice.
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