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Title: the acting saves it
Review: Saturday night, I saw the movie _Gothika_. the acting was excellent, the direction OK, the plot lame....as in: if the plot is too lame to build up viewer suspense naturally, it is not a good idea to insert B-movie creepy horror violins every time a character walks around. or sits down. or opens a door...it's not like the concept is anything anyone hasn't seen on "In Search Of..." or "Unexplained Mysteries" or a Chris Carter TV series. a decent screenwriter could have done a lot with it, especially with the caliber of acting talent they drew for this film. but no. the resolution was beyond trite, not that one would notice becuase one is too busy trying to resist the tension generated by the bad score.I'll leave it to you, gentle readers, to deduce why on earth they called it Gothika. I certainly couldn't figure it out.
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