The film opens with a narrated disclaimer over footage of an opening coffin. The narrator explains that the film's climax is so terrifying that it may kill the viewer, and reassures the audience that if they die of fright while watching the film, they will receive a free burial service, and it closes on the casket which has a card inside reading "Reserved for You."[1]
Newlyweds Jenni (Peggy Webber) and Eric (John Hudson) move into Eric's palatial country home. Jenni is Eric's second wife; his first wife Marion died when she accidentally slipped and hit her head on the edge of a decorative pond on the estate. At the home they meet Eric's friends, the Reverend Snow (Russ Conway) and his wife (Toni Johnson), as well as Mickey (Alex Nicol), the developmentally disabled gardener. Eric privately mentions to the Snows that Jenni spent time in an asylum following the sudden death of both her parents, and Mrs. Snow reveals that Jenni is very wealthy.
Jenni is disturbed both by Mickey's belief that Marion's ghost wanders the estate and by Marion's self-portrait inside the house, which Jenni believes resembles her mother. When she begins to hear unexplained screaming noises and see skulls around her house, she believes that Marion is haunting her. Though Eric speculates to Jenni that Mickey, who was a childhood friend of Marion and thus dislikes Jenni, may be behind the trickery, Jenni worries that she is going insane. Eric then suggests to remove Marion's self-portrait from the home. Eric and Jenni take the painting outside and burn it. While they clean up the remains of the painting, a skull emerges from the ashes. While Jenni panics at the sight of the skull, Eric denies that the skull is there. Jenni faints and Eric withdraws the skull and hides it, revealing that he was responsible for the trickery all along in an effort to get hold of her wealth.
Believing she has finally lost her sanity, Jenni resolves to be committed. She tells Eric that the entire property will be meticulously searched for the skull as a last resort. Before Eric can retrieve it, Mickey secretly steals the skull and brings it to the Reverend, revealing Eric's plans. That night, Eric prepares to murder Jenni and stage it as a suicide. Jenni sees Marion's ghost in Mickey's greenhouse and flees back to the house. When she enters, Eric begins throttling her. The ghost then appears and chases Eric outside and about the property; it finally corners and attacks him, drowning him in the decorative pond.
After Jenni regains consciousness, the Snows arrive. Mrs. Snow comforts a hysterical Jenni and the Reverend discovers Eric's body in the pond. Some undisclosed time later, Jenni and the Snows depart from the house. Reverend Snow declares whether or not Marion's death was an accident will remain a mystery.
要讲的东西蛮有感触的，在回顾自我的时候绕不开的是童年，是父母，也总会把自己的缺陷归结于父母的教育。而在现实面前脆弱的无力应对的成人也很容易在面对孩子时展现出自己的控制欲，想要把孩子塑造成自己“理想中的人”，但却很难真正去贴近孩子的内心理解孩子的想法，也无法真正展现对孩子的尊重。而反过来孩子也会在这样的家庭环境中产生对自我的疑惑，逐渐迷失人格。社会的冷漠就这么渗透到家庭了，一定程度上和伯格曼的“随血脉传递的焦虑”“人在成长的过程中就是带上各种面具”是一致的。
7分，很温情的电影，你照顾别人的同时也是也是在疗愈自己。
色调很好看，但看了一半没看完，实在一般情绪上，小孩的演技不动人
NYC is better than LA. 也没有多好，但就是感觉四星少了。
蛮温柔且温暖的，小男孩和华金的表演很好撑起了影片。
「Be funny, comma, when you can, period.」大型带娃直播现场，小男主也太萌了吧~ 虽然全片是黑白色调，看完却似有阳光洒在身上~
年度最佳。爱丽丝城市漫游记+里斯本的故事。
城市，采访与孩童。摄影很棒，温柔又琐碎的日常。可能有了人类幼崽以后再看会不一样吧
NYC is better than LA. 也没有多好，但就是感觉四星少了。
第一观感是，为啥人小孩已经能做到对未来有这样独立自主而带有强烈社会责任感的话语，侃侃而谈，自信沉稳，满满小大人姿态，这是差距，跟文化有关，外显、热情、直接表达喜怒哀乐。
喜欢凤凰叔，喜欢黑白片，喜欢文艺调调，推荐。个人觉得最有价值的是影片记录的和儿童的对谈。儿童严肃且深刻的表达关于父母、朋友、人生、世界的看法。活着的初心，孩子知晓，成人忘却。仔细聆听成人与儿童的问答，教育工作者可以看到直击人心的互动与儿童的哲学思辨，父母可以看到不同的亲子相处方式。诗意，琐碎的影像记录了爱和接纳的过程，成人与儿童的双向奔赴，感人且值得深思。
一个“假想父亲”带娃的历程，剧情很少，对话很多。如此纯粹，如此温暖，如此赤诚。
中规中矩的话唠性成长类家庭和解类电影。不太懂为什么要搞黑白，油腻的华金加油嘴滑舌早熟boy的组合也挺好玩的。但没有什么特别的地方，just funny
特别适合为人父母or老师的人看。孩子的世界，是一个另外的世界，可惜我们长大以后就忘记了……
成人与孩子的和解，也许也是与过去的自己和解。相比于成年人世界的复杂与弯弯绕绕，孩子的思维可真是直接又犀利，而且并不像我们以为的不合逻辑。最喜欢影片里采访孩子的那些对话。不理解的是用黑白形式是为了表达什么呢？
想打十星的片子。画面和配乐出色，让人即刻沉浸，即使要跟着华金聆听全世界的城市，我也能一直一直这么看下去。喜欢这种探讨和反思，沟通与表达。做妈妈很难，但还是想抱紧我的宝贝再次说声对不起。
我看中了华金家的床，看起来就很好睡。剧情里的谈话可以作为英语听力，清醒时听，失眠时就不要听了，人生的问题太多，会更睡不着。（当然，听不懂的话，则助眠效果显著）
断断续续看了一天才看完，真是太折磨了。
小朋友治愈了兄妹关系，小朋友们给大人讲了很多他们不明白的道理，小朋友活得更明白更快乐
just bc someone isnt like u, doesnt mean that they are wrong.
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