Ghost Ship

Well, the critics sure sunk this baby when it came out and it's a shame because it not all that bad. Director Steve Beck who also gave us THIR13EN GHOSTS but is perhaps better known for his visual effects works never lets a good story get in the way of a good shot, so it is understandable why GHOST SHIP is thin on plot but large on atmosphere. So be it, the opening scene is one of the best you will see and though slow in the middle this one brings the thrills and chills in ample quantity making it a fine little side dish to an evenings viewing.....try mixing it with THE FOG and OPEN WATER and if nothing else you have the charasmatic Desmond Harrington and Julianna Margulies working along side Gabriel Byrne. True to form, the poor black guy Isaiah Washington has to get killed off by a ghostie he's trying to hook up with, a role I thought better suited for Karl Urban, but hell, the flick is full of cliches so why stop at having the brother try to bang the ghost.