09 - The Echo

    2008 American remake of a Filipino horror film.  A recently released convict moves into the apartment where his deceased mother lived.  There are unusual sounds, and strange things happening.  It's hard to give more away without spoiling anything.

    It's a whole lot better than any summary would suggest.  The building where most of the action takes place is really nicely done.  The script manages questions very well.  While we know he's an ex-con, we don't find out why he was in jail until about 2/3rds of the way through the movie.  There are unusual touches, found objects and an annoying high-pitched tone on he left side of the mix, which I assumed were not meaningful, but the ending pulled them into the story and gave them a purpose.

    It's one of the more satisfying ghost stories I've seen.