Shutter Review

Messages: A grumpy husband yells at his wife; a ghost haunts several people; characters lie and commit violent acts.

Violence: Car accident early in the film shows victim slammed by vehicle and tumbling under the wheels, and the car screeching and crashing into a tree. Repeated tense scenes in dark hallways or rooms; several jump scenes in which a ghost, shadow, or person appears unexpectedly. In the darkroom, Ben splashes a chemical on his face and hallucinates blood all over his eyes and face. A camera eyepiece explodes into a photographer's eye, leaving him dead (bloody face in close-up). A man leaps from a balcony with a thud (close-up of a bloody head/eye). Ghost sticks ugly long tongue in Ben's mouth; he gags and coughs and appears to suffocate. Photos show sexual assault on a woman. Man electrocutes himself.

Sex: Newlyweds kiss and embrace passionately, then the wife suggests they "get this thing consummated," though nothing is shown. Some bra-and-panties shots of women -- one straddling a man, another posing for pictures. Ghost climbs into bed with Ben and pulls her dress over her head, showing her back, which is decomposed and gross.

Language: One use of "f--k," plus other profanity, including "s--t" and "goddammit."

Consumerism: Mac laptops; neon signs in Tokyo show various brand names.

Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters drink champagne, wine, beer. Men put date-rape drug in a woman's drink.