An oddly wistful attempt at a classic English ghost story (think 1961's THE INNOCENTS)
sans gore or special-effects indulgence, HAUNTED is handsome but short-lived.
David Ash (Aidan Quinn), American-born psychic researcher and debunker in 1920s England, is invited to pack his skepticism and weekend at Edbrook mansion, a country estate supposedly wracked by spooks. There David finds curiously immature adult heirs Robert and Simon Mariell (Anthony Andrews, Alex
Lowe) and sister Christina (Kate Beckinsale). Only terrified, elderly Nanny Tess (Anna Massey) hints at ghosts-at-large. David is more bewitched by flirt Christina, but at night he experiences guilty...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
108 mins