Review – 100 Feet

This picture sports one of the more clever premises I’ve seen recently: a woman convicted of killing her abusive husband gets her prison sentence commuted to house arrest. An ankle alarm keeps her from leaving the house, so it’s her bad luck that the place is haunted by the vengeful, violent spirit of her departed spouse. Famke Janssen’s Brooklyn accent is over the top, but otherwise she does a good job in the starring role. The rest of the production’s quality is likewise equal to the task. Indeed, some of the ghost effects are quite good, particularly during a brutal attack on one of the supporting characters. I was almost willing to go to three stars for this, because it packs some solid scares and the cat actually survives the whole picture. But then the end turned out to be a disappointment. Despite setting up a handful of good potential conclusions, the drama wraps up with a why-didn’t-you-think-of-that-an-hour-ago twist. Mildly amusing