Description
Nurse Caroline Ellis quits her job to take care of elderly Ben Devereux who had a stroke and can't talk. When she gets to his house in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, she meets Ben's wife Violet, who acts suspicious and creepy. The family's lawyer, Luke Marshall, convinces Caroline to stay. She goes to the attic and finds a secret room there full of spells, hair, and bones used to practice Hoodoo, but Violet says she has never seen this secret room. Caroline wants to help Ben, thinking that Violet has put a spell on him. She knows Hoodoo can't hurt someone who doesn't believe in it. Can Caroline save Ben, or will she end up being the one who needs to be saved?
Commentary
The Skeleton Kay is the movie that arguably brought Hoodoo to the masses. That is, not very many people outside the south heard of Hoodoo before The Skeleton Key, let alone knew what it way. Unfortunately, it also spawned a number of Papa This or Mama That who tried to capitalize on its success.
That being said, The Skeleton Key very good movie with some horrific implications. Since it has a twist ending worthy of M. Night Shyamalan himself, I won't say much about it other than I highly recommend The Skeleton Key. However, we must also remember that this is a fictionalized version of what Hoodoo and all the things it can and cannot do.
- Carolina Dean
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