100 Feet

I can’t remember when was the last time Americans produced a truly above-average ghost story. 100 Feet isn’t one, so unless you need to watch everything, turn around and forget about it. The plot revolves around a woman who killed her husband (a police offer) in self defence and has been put in house arrest. Naturally, the ghost of the dead husband is also imprisoned in the house and he doesn’t have the most noble intentions. I waited for the very anticipated twist throughout the film, but in the end I was surprised, the film doesn’t have a twist. One good thing I found in this fairly well made movie is that it tries really hard to be scary and tense most of the time, without ever fully succeeding at it. The single-house location doesn’t exactly offer a sophisticate screenwriter a plethora of possibilities to fill a 100-minute runtime (excessive for this type of film), so we get all the clichés you can imagine and, as a result, the film soon becomes boring. The best scene is the punishment of the woman’s lover, it’s a pity that there’s only one like that. Overall score: 45%. (20.09.2008)

I have to admit that I quite enjoyed this more low-key ghost story. It was suspenseful enough, and I got really scared a couple of times. I also liked the performance of Famke Janssen as a woman terrorized by the ghost of her husband, whom she once killed in self-defense. However, I have certain reservations about the final denouement, where the ghost suddenly went soft and settled for the wedding ring. The stunts weren't very good either, but that doesn't bother me that much. (60%) (26.06.2022)

"30 and a half meters" is quite an ordinary horror movie that relies on the existence of an evil spirit and doesn't offer much else, but it wasn't necessary. The characters are interesting enough to make it bearable, just like the duration, which could have been shorter, but it doesn't bother in this execution either. You won't get anything great, but it's definitely a nice simple horror movie for one evening. And Famke is simply intriguing. (13.04.2016)