Good mystery thriller with a strong end

'The Skeleton Key' is a successful mystery thriller on the subject of Hoodoo - a magical custom which is notably better known in its religious variant 'Voodoo'. The film has a rather exciting story that is told in an appropriate topic, sometimes leisurely pace. And which opens into a truly surprising and superior resolution, which is quite suitable to the audience once briefly speechless and not hide behind big thriller twists, as we know them from 'The Sixth Sense' or 'Usual Suspects' needs.

In addition, the performances are compelling, especially John Hurt is to mention here. When one of these strips also not so from the stool skin - apart from the final times - that they would assign him the top category of horror and horror genres, he is still definitely more with the above-average, well-made films to settle which one Also like to look a second time.