The Skeleton Key

Written by:
Ehren Kruger

Directed by:
Iain Softley

Made in:
USA in 2005

Actors:
Kate Hudson .... Caroline Ellis
Gena Rowlands .... Violet Devereaux
John Hurt .... Ben Devereaux
Peter Sarsgaard .... Luke
Joy Bryant .... Jill
Maxine Barnett .... Mama Cynthia
Fahnlohnee R. Harris .... Hallie (as Fahnlohnee Harris)
Marion Zinser .... Bayou Woman
Deneen Tyler .... Desk Nurse
Ann Dalrymple .... C.N.A.
Trula M. Marcus .... Nurse Trula (as Trula Marcus)
Tonya Staten .... Nurse Audrey
Thomas Uskali .... Robertson Thorpe (as Tom Uskali)
Jen Apgar .... Madeleine Thorpe
Forrest Landis .... Martin Thorpe

Plot:
A young woman helping care for an invalid in New Orleans finds herself caught in the middle of morbid going-ons centered around a group of Hoodoo (Not Voodoo, it's different. Hoodoo is an old African American magic that only works if you believe in it.) practitioners. IMDB

Review:
Not a bad movie. It wasn't exactly "scary" but it had a lot of mystery. It was pretty easy to follow, too.

It wasn't spectacular but worth viewing if you have the opportunity.