The House of Usher (2006)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Hayley Cloake

Writers:

Collin Chang (writer)
Boyd Hancock (story)

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Some doors should never be opened

Plot:

Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation...

Plot Keywords:

Twin | Caretaker | Sister | Secret | Funeral

Cast

Austin Nichols	...	Roderick Usher
Izabella Miko	...	Jill Michaelson
Beth Grant	...	Mrs. Thatcher
Stephen Fischer	...	Rupert Johnson (as Stephen C. Fischer)
Danielle McCarthy	...	Maddy Usher
Elizabeth Duff	...	Nurse Lambert
Robin Kurian	...	Shay
Jason Fields	...	Club Guy
Jamey Jasta	...	Mini Cooper Guy
Ann Howland	...	Edith (as Ann Richardson Howland)
Henry Ebinger	...	Patient
Chris Eagan	...	Priest
Tim Hancock	...	Bouncer
Nicholas Lapolla	...	Taxi Driver
Patricia Durisin Barbera	...	Stunt Belly

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and violence.

Runtime:

Germany:81 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Danvers, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Abernathy Productions

Trivia:

Judy Allan Poe, a descendant of Edgar Allan Poe, took part in the funeral scene.

Don't be looking for the Price classic.

There really isn't much story here, so it is hard to imagine how this film can be retold. However, there is a twist in this retelling that makes for some interesting imaginings.

It is a Gothic tale with a very wooden Austin Nichols as Roderick Usher, a man who is dying, and dying to continue the family linage, and the curse as well. Izabella Miko, a really hot choice, is his old girlfriend brought back to complete his mission. She is caught in his web, although one has to wonder why, as he has no charm whatsoever.

She tries to escape once she discovers the awful family secret, but it is to no avail. It is only through the intervention of the creepy housekeeper, Mrs. Thatcher (Beth Grant), that she has a chance. Mrs Thatcher hates her, so it's hard to see how she will escape.

That's pretty much it. Like I said, there is not a of of story in this creepy Gothic by Edgar Allen Poe. It would probably be better to see Roger Corman's version.

Or, you could wait later this year for the gay version.