OUR TAKE: 3 out of 10 In a way, movies are very much like roller coasters and other amusement park rides. From that point on, and as various ghosts start coming out of the woodwork, Jim and his kids do what they can to lift a longtime curse and help both Sara and the spirits of those trapped in the haunted mansion. With the help of the bodiless, crystal ball fortune teller Madame Leota (JENNIFER TILLY), they soon discover that something bad happened at the mansion and that others are trying to remedy that via the Evers. While Gracey tells Sara the story of his grandfather and his unfulfilled and tragic life with the young Elizabeth, Jim and the kids separately end up looking about the mansion. When a sudden storm floods the roads, the Evers find themselves stuck there overnight. There, they meet the head butler, Ramsley (TERENCE STAMP), other staff including Ezra (WALLACE SHAWN) and Emma (DINA WATERS), as well as the owner of the estate, Master Gracey (NATHANIEL PARKER). His family reluctantly goes along and soon finds themselves in a rundown but immense mansion. Yet, when Sara gets a call requesting she come alone to meet a potential client in an upscale neighborhood, Jim insists that they stop by on the way to their getaway. His drive to provide for the family, however, has put a strain on their relationship since he's often too busy with work to spend time with their kids, 13-year-old Megan (AREE DAVIS) and her 10-year-old brother, Michael (MARC JOHN JEFFERIES).Īccordingly, he agrees to spend an entire, work-free weekend with them. PLOT: Jim Evers (EDDIE MURPHY) is a successful realtor who runs his own company with his wife Sara (MARSHA THOMASON). QUICK TAKE: Comedy: A family ends up trapped inside a haunted mansion by forces that want to break a curse on those who still reside there. Otherwise, use the following link to read our complete Parental Review of this film. If you've come from our parental review of this film and wish to return to it, simply click on your browser's BACK button. (2003) (Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp) (PG)
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