House of Wax does have a female lead: Elisha Cuthbert's character, FYI and if I remember correctly; whereas Saw II is pretty much male-led.
You probably know this (or not) but Jennifer Carpenter who was Emily in The Exorcism of Emily Rose is the female lead in Dexter, and is completely opposite of Emily.
I dragged my brother to see Red Eye AFTER my mom and I had seen it just to oogle at Cillian Murphy. (I did the same thing with my brother re: Batman Begins.) Seconding your remark that it is the last best thing--and "best thing" in a good way--Craven's produced. (I have a guilty pleasure, soft spot for Cursed tbh because of Christina Ricci; but it is not a good movie.)
Hide and Seek and The Skeleton Key are both interesting movies. I prefer The Skeleton Key (and I can't remember if I guessed the twist I KNOW!) for it's actual plot and atmosphere. You're dead-on with the twist in Hide and Seek. . .which I guessed and irritated my mom in doing so and was pretty much forbidden from watching twisty movies with her.
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You probably know this (or not) but Jennifer Carpenter who was Emily in The Exorcism of Emily Rose is the female lead in Dexter, and is completely opposite of Emily.
I dragged my brother to see Red Eye AFTER my mom and I had seen it just to oogle at Cillian Murphy. (I did the same thing with my brother re: Batman Begins.) Seconding your remark that it is the last best thing--and "best thing" in a good way--Craven's produced. (I have a guilty pleasure, soft spot for Cursed tbh because of Christina Ricci; but it is not a good movie.)
Hide and Seek and The Skeleton Key are both interesting movies. I prefer The Skeleton Key (and I can't remember if I guessed the twist I KNOW!) for it's actual plot and atmosphere. You're dead-on with the twist in Hide and Seek. . .which I guessed and irritated my mom in doing so and was pretty much forbidden from watching twisty movies with her.