Halle Berry,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Charles S. Dutton,
John Carroll Lynch,
Bernard Hill
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A woman is taken on a voyage to the other side of sanity in this moody thriller. Dr. Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) is a clinical psychologist who works alongside her husband, Dr. Doug Grey (Charles S. Du... read more
Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz, Thom Oliphant
Release Date: November 21, 2003
DVD Release Date: March 23, 2004
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April 2, 2012Halle Berry and Robert Downing Jr. do well in this moody and atmospheric mystery drama with supernatural overtones as a psych doctor, steeped in logical thinking, questions her belief system (and her sanity!!) when she starts seeing ghosts.
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September 5, 2011"Gothika" is a well-made ghost story. It doesn't advance the horror art form in any way. But as a traditional ghost story, it's quite effective. I am completely mystified by the critical drubbing it received when it came out. My only explanation is that Halle Berry seems to have ... read more
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February 25, 2011A film that isn't highly rated by most, but remains to be one of my favourites and most re-watched films that I own, possibly because it ticks a lot of boxes for me, such as the question of sanity, the setting of a psychiatric hospital, a supernatural element, along with a murder... read more
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September 20, 2010Gothika, by Matthieu Kassovitz, is a psychological thriller that grips from time to time.
At just over 90 minutes, this picture does take its time to reach the conclusion; however, it isn't entirely due to boredom. The plot does work much better as a thriller th
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June 9, 2010Gothika is another film from Dark Castle Entertainment, the infamous studio that releases lame horror films. Aside from Gothika, Orphan, The Hills Run Red, Ghost Ship and The Reaping, their Horror catalogue is less than impressive. Even a few titles I mentioned aren't that great ... read more
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April 24, 2009its weird and a bit boring though its does contain some jumpy parts and good ending but apart from that its disappointing
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August 7, 2008Well, it's not a bad movie.... At least Halle Berry put on some good performance in this movie... Her acts was pretty good as a crazy woman who turns into a killer... The story really thrills me, really... And the ending who did this was very unpredictable... I can't predict it b... read more
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November 6, 2007"Logic is overrated!" Presumably the mantra of the Hollywood screenwriter. This is a 'wrong (wo)man' thriller with a fashionably supernatural twist. Shot in cold, institutional blues, it's drab to look at, dull to watch and, most unforgivable of all, pretty predictably plotted. R... read more
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July 18, 2007OH Come On! This was not frightening save for the fact that it made it to the screen. The script was utter cr@p. Spooky lighting, slit wrists, odd camera angles and the obligatiry still motion shots of a little girl make for a tedious and disheartening watch.
Critic Reviews
November 26, 2003
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
November 22, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
More of a women's-prison movie than a supernatural thriller, and not a very good one at that. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Scriptwriter Sebastian Gutierrez and French director Mathieu (Hate) Kassovitz ... treat this movie with all the subtlety of a Judas Priest music video.
November 21, 2003
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Propelled by too many whoppers to create a believable, and therefore legitimately terrifying, universe. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
It's a film about the mind that is totally bone-headed, frequently making serious lapses of logic. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Constantly bouncing from derivative to ridiculous and back to derivative again, Gothika will be tolerable for undiscriminating horror fans but should be shunned by everybody else. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Movies like this need to be locked up, and the keys that accomplish that need to be firmly thrown away. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
The film has suspense and enough well-done jolts to satisfy the folks who go to movies for those sorts of things, but the more the story wades into the supernatural, the sillier it gets. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Tom Long, Detroit News
It's sure, scary stuff, and fans of heart palpitations will likely find themselves pleased.
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