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Half Light (2006)   Written and directed by Craig Rosenberg After her 5-year-old son is drowned Rachel Carlson (Demi Moore) moves to a secluded cottage on the Scottish coast and tries to resume her writing. But just how alone is she when she gets there, and has the ghost of her dead son followed her?  One local woman, who apparently sees dead people, certainly seems to have an insight into this, but be warned, things are not always as they seem in this film, and there are plenty of twists in the tail.   Demi Moore portrays the bereaved mother convincingly, and the other characters are equally well cast. The chosen setting of the film is perfect too: a wild sea, a lonely lighthouse and lighthouse keeper. What more could you ask for?   As I watched Half Light, there were one or two things that I did see coming, but there were far more that I didn't and I was kept guessing until the very end.   Half Light has been described as a Hitchcokian thriller with a supernatural twist. I think that is a good description, but early on in the film it could also be classified as a weepy. The though of losing a child is bound to stir up a certain level of emotion in most viewers, and I think that just as many might be able to identify with the situation that Rachel Carlson is faced with when her son is drowned - all of the toys are there, but the child that should be playing with the toys is not. Instead there are just feelings of loss and guilt.   The copy of Half Light that I watched was certificate 15 and the casing warned that the film 'Contains moderate threat and gory moments.' I wouldn't really classify this as a gory film myself though. There was a little blood here and there, but nothing too over the top as far as I was concerned. But that is just a personal opinion. I've got to say that I found the local seer of dead people's collection of dolls rather unnerving.   The DVD contained the film and a chapter selection menu. Nothing else. No deleted scenes. No alternative endings. It was 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen and it had 5.1 Surround Sound, with a runtime of 1hr 46 mins.   And let's have no misunderstandings here, I thought it was damn good!   Cast   Demi Moore ....         Rachel Carlson Henry Ian Cusick ....  Brian Beans El-Balawi ....   Thomas (as Beans Balawi) Kate Isitt ....               Sharon Winton Nicholas Gleaves ....  Dr. Robert Freedman James Cosmo ....       Finlay Murray Joanna Hole ....         Mary Murray Therese Bradley ....   Morag McPherson Hans Matheson ....     Angus McCulloch Mickey Wilson ....      Reverend James McMahon (as Michael Wilson) Polly Frame ....          Librarian Ceit Kearney ....        Gaelic Speaking Woman Nichola Bee ....          Kate McCulloch (as Nichola B) Jamie Edgell ....        Gordon McCloud Anne Smith ....          Bingo Announcer   Watch The Trailer   This text will be replaced HOME