Half Light (2006)

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

One of my all time favorites.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Odd that other reviews refer to the 'plot' - there just wasn't one. Who would go to all that trouble to kill someone? They could have simply pushed her onto the tracks on the London Underground and saved a whole lot of hassle. It was totally unbelievable. The acting was average except for whoever played the husband. He was as wooden as the boat she took to the light house.

I never really found Mrs Moore beautiful, when she was 25, 30 or later. But in this movie, she is more than beautiful. Her long hair makes her look young again (early 30s) and her acting is much more evolved than in those lesser big budget movies that they pay her to get naked or something like that. In this movie, we see Mrs Moore the actress, not the beautiful face and skinny body studios paid to get earlier in her life. On top of that, she is in a good script and movie.The movie itself is well written and made. It begins as a drama, then a fantastic movie, then a strange movie to come back to fantastic. Really great idea and well executed. No need to have hundreds of millions to make good movies, all you need are good actors(men, women and children) and a good script. In this movie, we have both of them. But be careful now, I'm not saying that it's the movie or the script of the century, I'm just saying it's a well woven one that should get more attention. I think this movie is an underdog and should be rated higher than it is right now.Good work, and I hope that Mrs Moore comes back to the big screen with such beauty, femininity and good acting. Oh, and if you are reading this Mrs Moore, stay away from Botox, plastic surgery and all that crap, you look great just the way you are. :)

Demi Moore in Half Light provides a convincing picture of how difficult it is to get over the death of a loved one. First of all the scenery - sea side - lighthouse of Scotland is perfect. The cottage she goes to would be great to stay at while you recuperate from whatever - if it weren't for the ghosts. This is one of the few films which actually gave me chills. Even the fairly predictable scenes with her dead son were well done and creepy. A lot is done with shadows, music and the overall atmosphere of the cottage - the sea side town - and the lighthouse.There is a minor attempt at portraying her as a crazy writer (Jack Nicholson in "The Shining") and the portrayal of the strange events surrounding her make us wonder - has she lost it? - or there ghosts? (I, of course was pulling for the ghosts.)The ending is a little Hollywood - I would have preferred something more tragic, but it was OK. My rating of an 8 is based on the creeps - spooky ambiance - and the scenery.Worth your while. DonB

This film wasn't predictable. I liked the atmosphere it built up. It was convincing as a ghost story although at the very end I felt there was a plot development that let it down a bit. But I was gripped for long periods. And scared. And I don't usually get scared by scary films.One point about the accents. This is supposed to be set in a Gaelic-speaking Highland community but when the locals talk in English they don't have Highland accents. They don't even have Lowland accents - they talk in a kind of Stage Scottish which doesn't exist anywhere except in films about Scotland. Still, I suppose this Stage Scottish keeps being used to signal to the rest of the world that the film is set in Scotland.