Recent Reviews for Gothika
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MCT:July 20, 2008I found this movie quite entertaining, the story was interesting and kept me interested to the end.
Still, the acting wasn't the best I've seen (especially Charles Dutton felt extremely stiff) and I wished the character development would have been better.
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MCT:July 15, 2008
This movie was weired I didn't even get to see the ending but what I saw was pretty good and scary. I saw it with Brandon Devin and my sister
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MCT:July 15, 2008
Actually was quite disappointed by this, I thought Halle Berry was wrong to play this role, but otherwise it would've been a good storyline.
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MCT:July 1, 2008
Not the worst movie I've seen, but I've seen worse. Halle Berry does a decent job, but toward the middle, it just gets a little boring. Not really a good movie at all.
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MCT:July 1, 2008Gothika, sink in critic's mind right?
But not in me.
Dont believe what critics said, try it i'm sure you will have a good past time. -
MCT:June 18, 2008A good movie but make sure that you keep the volume button nearby to adjust the sound when necessary.
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MCT:June 4, 2008
Pretty good film. Halle acted so well and Robert Downey Jr did a great job too. He seems casual and relaxed as usual haha. Great story too!
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MCT:June 1, 2008I'm a great admirer of Mathieu Kassovitz, but this American incursion of this French actor/director just didn't deliver.
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MCT:May 11, 2008
It was okay, but not that scary.... Kind of yucky with all the blood though but that what a thriller/splatter needs, isn't it?
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MCT:May 4, 2008
To be quite honest, I really liked this film. Never thought Halle Berry could do horror before. But she definitely convinced me in this one. Loved the special effects and horrifyingly gruesome visuals, especially the scenes where the ghost of the murdered girl appears. Aside from that, the twist near the end was just great. though, I didn't get a clear resolution to the story with the last scene of the movie. Is the director trying to tell us that their will be sequel?
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MCT:April 23, 20081 of the best movies ive ever seen it has lots of twists and the ending is wicked. halle berry is an awsum actress and im suprized she didnt get an oscar 4 this peformance. all in all gothika is worth watchin if ur in 4 a spooky nite.
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MCT:April 21, 2008Halle Berry is one of the worst actresses of Hollywood's story. She never changes that "Eh, I'm not understanding" face, has no expression at all. She sucks bad.
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MCT:April 8, 2008
An interesting thriller. It has you guessing right up till the end. The atmospheric scenes were creepy to the max plus Halle Berry's performance was excellent.
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MCT:March 22, 2008
This was a very interesting movie. Makes you wonder how well you really know the people around you. Excellent performance by Halle Berry.
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MCT:March 21, 2008
It is not as bad as critics say it is, i was creeped out when i first watched it but it ended on a great climax which explained the whole plot of the story
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MCT:March 19, 2008this looks sooooooo good *goes to youtube to watch trailer* *eyes bulge out and runs screaming from computer*
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MCT:March 18, 2008
I didn't like the movie, but I loved the ending. Especially to that song "behind blue eyes". Perfect ending. Terrible movie.
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MCT:March 14, 2008GOTHIKA (2003)
directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
starring Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr.With a title like Gothika we could only expect something kinda spooky but it was a lie, Gothika was like any other scary movies that came out in the last few years, even with French director Mathieu Kassovitz making his American debut as a director. Unfortunately, Kassovitz went a bit over the top taking advantage of his big budget to use way too many camera moves and editing effect making this film flavorless and giving some dizziness.It tells the story of a psychiatrist who wakes up as a patient in the asylum where she used to work with no memory of what she did to end up there. Its just another ghost story that isnt very scary with a deceiving ending and a confusing non-sense plot. The only good thing about this film is the idea of bringing a character that we know is supposed to be sane but suddenly get us doubting her sanity.
As I said before Halle Berry got lucky with Monster's Ball - maybe it was Billy Bob - yes she did give a great performance cause she had a great role but here, like in most of her work, she is just kind of bad and very disappointing. Its pretty much the same with Penelope Cruz who never really gives a good performance in English. Even Robert Downey Jr. doesnt manage to be interesting. At least its not too laughable.
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MCT:March 11, 2008
a bit confusing at 1st but I caught up with the storyline rather quick and figured almost all of it out b4 it happened and who did what... really good on suspence .. a must see
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MCT:February 24, 2008
Very dramatic as well. Nice story and good effect. This is a movie that will make your brain worl a bit.
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MCT:February 19, 2008
This movie was pretty good the acting was alright Robert Downey Jr i found was boring. Penelope Cruz plays a really good part and Halle Berry not bad.
The movie has some good twists put into it with a good ending and some really good effects it is worth a look at. -
MCT:January 15, 2008
I admit, I actually got scared in this film. And that doesn't happen to me very often. Nonetheless I enjoyed it.
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MCT:January 15, 2008Firstly I was not interested to see it, but my Husband wanted to. So watched with him. Exactly what I expected. CRAP!! I m not sure what this Movie was all about. ehhh??
Okay I admit there were some "creepy" kindda of moments but it was still boring. It was like they stirred some other Horror Movies plot together and what came out was this. -
MCT:January 13, 2008
This horror movie may not be brilliant but there is a plot in the story. It is not a long dragging tale of a bunch of deaths overfilled with long dramatic pauses that makes you want to leave the theatre instead of see what happens. Worth watching if you are bored.
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MCT:December 29, 2007
Brilliant! This still remains one of my favourite films, I jsut love the way the frustration comes across of no-one believes you when you're crazy. A great part played by Halle Berry, to acompany a great story.
VERDICT: Definitely recommend
