When I see that a horror movie is rated PG-13, I immediately become concerned that it is too watered down to really be any good. Some things just need to be rated "R" to be effective. However, I have found that if it's done right, it can be pretty good. "The Uninvited", though, actually plays more as a suspense film than horror. Sure, there are some ghosts and some attempts to shock, but the horror element is really not a factor. It actually plays pretty well as a mystery. Anna (Emily Browning) is just being released from a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt following her mother's death. When she arrives home, she finds her father (David Strathairn) is now living with his mother's former nurse (Elizabeth Banks). When her sister (Arielle Kabel) tells her the new woman in the house is scheming to take their father, Anna begins to get some guidance from some ghosts around the house to help unravel the mysterious past of this "evil" potential stepmom. The movie plays out pretty well and all leads to a Shymalan-ian twist near the end. (Hey, look, I invented a word!!). It's not a great horror film, but it's a pretty good and entertaining mystery.Grade: C+
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