100 FEET is a haunted house ghost story with a slightly different plot to the usual: a woman is trapped inside her own home alongside the vengeful spirit of her dead abusive husband. She can't leave because she wears an electronic ankle tag that'll go off and see her sent back to prison if she tries going outside. It's quite a novel premise, although as it turns out the ankle bracelet aspect of the story never really goes anywhere and becomes less and less important as time goes on.
For the most part this is quite predictable stuff, although it's a little more grounded and believable than other genre entries. One notable thing about the production is that it was directed by Eric Red, the guy who wrote THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK, so it has a bit of style that you normally wouldn't see. The story is still slow paced, occasionally clichéd, and suffers from a rubbish-looking CGI ghost, but apart from that it's not too bad.
Famke Janssen takes the lead role and while I've never been a big fan of this actress - there's something I find that's very cold and mechanical about her - she's acceptable in the part. Bobby Cannavale (BOARDWALK EMPIRE) is much better as the hot-headed cop put on guard duty outside her house. Former action star Michael Pare plays the evil spirit but is wasted in a nothing role. There's a stand-out murder by ghost scene which has some strong effects and features some brutal violence that comes out of nowhere, although the fiery climax is pretty silly when it comes down to it.
For the most part this is quite predictable stuff, although it's a little more grounded and believable than other genre entries. One notable thing about the production is that it was directed by Eric Red, the guy who wrote THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK, so it has a bit of style that you normally wouldn't see. The story is still slow paced, occasionally clichéd, and suffers from a rubbish-looking CGI ghost, but apart from that it's not too bad.
Famke Janssen takes the lead role and while I've never been a big fan of this actress - there's something I find that's very cold and mechanical about her - she's acceptable in the part. Bobby Cannavale (BOARDWALK EMPIRE) is much better as the hot-headed cop put on guard duty outside her house. Former action star Michael Pare plays the evil spirit but is wasted in a nothing role. There's a stand-out murder by ghost scene which has some strong effects and features some brutal violence that comes out of nowhere, although the fiery climax is pretty silly when it comes down to it.