VonMalcolm *Minor Spoiler* Inhabited isn't scary, but it is creepy. It is an interesting 'little' story with good acting and great special effects makeup.Basic plot: A little girl blames the strange things going on at her family's new house and accompanying playhouse on her faerie friends.The movie doesn't waste time getting moving, though the ending could have been more involved.I don't recommend this movie to those expecting/wanting hardcore horror, but I do recommend it to those who want a chiller and not necessarily a thriller.

Cristi_Ciopron Two things make "Inhabited (2003)" worth watching :(1)Mrs. Megan Gallagher (if she is not a splendid Goodliness,then who is?),and we get plentifully her charm;she alone gives this movie an interest unhoped for;(2)the snappy and slender McDowell,who has taken over Pleasence 's function in the B movies. McDowell has a supporting role,but a sufficiently large one.He is an oldish doctor,that seems slippery,but will be a victim.His character is rather solidly woven in the story.I have seen this movie for these two actors,Megan Gallagher and McDowell.I feel the director (Kelly Sandefur) knows exactly Inhabited's value.I guess it is fashionable to show your good taste by mocking movies like this one.The movie is minutely--but also openly and peacefully--predictable.It's a movie made honestly and without pretenses ;it's suspenseful enough,for an average movie,especially towards the ending.The bizarre characters (the well-wisher Peter Looney, James Otis) are not as bizarre as intended,but they strike the right note.Everyone acts badly,but diligently.There are no more than 9 characters (the family,the doctor,a schoolteacher and three bizarre individuals).Most movies are as scary as their score is. Inhabited uses a very UN-frightening music. Inhabited is not scary,nor gory,and it doesn't seem meant to scare anyone.It also never seems to intend to be frightful,moreover:it ignores any such intentions.A family is harassed by some malicious underground horrid Plutonian beings (the Huldre ) .Mrs. Gallagher refuses to knuckle under.Also,she's not very well-behaved.Inhabited (2003) is not a horror,as it is claimed,but a B fairy-tale that bets everything on the grotesque of the malevolent Trolls' appearance. McDowell has a fine line about the 2 Grimms' literature.The plot is very awkward and hollow.If you do need to engulf at least one trashy movie a day,pick this one.You can't pretend it's a bad one.I had my 95 min of Mrs. Megan Gallagher show.

Portable_universe A solid, natural performance from Megan Gallagher makes this movie, which is underwritten but worth viewing for her performance and some interesting camera work and a 'something's not right here' atmosphere. Offbeat performers include Patty McCormack ("The Bad Seed")and Malcolm McDowell ("A Clockwork Orange"), hamming it up as a shrink. There is nothing more distracting than bad child actors, and this film suffers a blow from what seems to be a miscast little girl (Sofia Vassilieva), but she redeems her performance towards the end of the film. Horror films succeed or fail based on their ability to convince us there is something to be afraid of (whether or not the fear is rational); this film plays it too conservatively and then rushes the ending. Still, not a bad film that combines family dynamics with the horror genre.

bison257 This little flick is reminiscent of several other movies, but manages to keep its own style & mood. "Troll" & "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" come to mind. The suspense builders were good, & just cross the line from G to PG. I especially liked the non-cliche choices with the parents; in other movies, I could predict the dialog verbatim, but the writing in this movie made better selections. If you want a movie that's not gross but gives you some chills, this is a great choice.