Actors: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor (II), Megumi Okina, David Denman, John Hensley (II)
Directors: Masayuki Ochiai
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English, Japanese
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG-13
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: July 15, 2008
Run Time: 90 minutes
ASIN: B0019X3YX2
Based on a 2004 Thai horror flick, this surprisingly effective Hollywood remake is actually set in Tokyo. That's where newlywed hubby Joshua Jackson has taken bride Rachael Taylor (Transformers) for an ill-advised honeymoon. They hit a woman standing in the middle of a spooky road, after which all sorts of ghosts seem to emerge from Jackson's camera (he's come to Japan for a fashion-photography gig). Can our plucky heroine, a fish out of water in a confusing city, find the answer to this haunted puzzle? Well, yes, but she won't like what she finds. Shutter is distinguished by director Mayasuki Ochiai's compositional eye, which favors the empty, creeped-out spaces in which ghosts might dwell. The movie also gets into the phenomenon of "spirit photography," which suggests that the dear departed make their presence known as white flashes in snapshots. That stuff's kind of fun; unfortunately, Ochiai's ear for dialogue is as clunky as his eye is sharp, and Jackson and Taylor are saddled with some truly unfortunate exposition. The actors don't leave much of an impression either, although Megumi Okina (leading lady of Ju-on: The Grudge) is sufficiently spooky as a woman who will not be ignored. --Robert Horton
Product Description
A newly married couple discovers disturbing ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 07/15/2008 Starring: Joshua Jackson Rachael Taylor Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Unrated
