Ghost Ship (2002)
55KGhost Ship: Directed by Steve Beck. With Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington. A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.
“Iu0026#39;m rather pleasantly surprised after seeing Ghost Ship I expected it to be a lot sillier, more dumb and inferior than it actually is. Still a long way from being a good horror film but a step in the right direction, to say the least. Cast and crew paid attention to building up a horrifying atmosphere instead of attacking the audience with lame and violent killing scenes. Thatu0026#39;s an effort that gets my appreciation. The vicious opening sequence is professional horror a scene that grabs you by the throat and demands your complete attention and curiosity for the rest of the movie. The high quality level is held up a little while longer but unfortunately it loses his grip during the second half. For as long as the mysterious, deserted ship is portrayed as a complete riddle, the film is fascinating, interesting and beautifully shot. As soon as a few plot-aspects are clarified, Ghost Ship turns into a mediocre and predictable thriller Iu0026#39;m convinced that, with a slightly more intelligent script, this could have become one of the better horror-thrillers since the new Millennium. Now, itu0026#39;s only regarded as a reasonable and decent effort that lacks a bit of talent. Nonetheless, the settings and decors make it worth watching. The graphic decorations arenu0026#39;t overused, so it remains a beautiful experience to observe at least once. Gabriel Byrne is acting far below his normal standards and yet heu0026#39;s still great! All the other cast-members are pretty uninspired and forgettable. Iu0026#39;d describe Ghost Ship as a nice waste of time. If you have the opportunity, I advise you to search for an 80u0026#39;s horror title called `Death Shipu0026#39; a terrific piece of trash of which Ghost Ship borrowed a lot of ideas.”
