boducky3_
Joined Sep 2005
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The premise is not original, but something that could be a good watch if done well.
This was not done well.
The pacing was totally off - nothing happens for a long time, and this setup does nothing to add to the suspense. When things start happening, it goes too quickly. The viewer doesn't have time to develop a sense of fear or suspense.
The acting is mediocre, with mostly cliched characters. The main female character (the bookish younger sister) shows very little emotion, even during a couple of the obvious "scary" scenes. I could tell where I was supposed to feel scared, but never actually anything near scared.
The creature makeup is a mess - looks decent in dark lighting, but when the creature is better lit, it looks very amateurish.
And, what I think were meant to be the movie's "plot twist/insightful lesson" near the end was just a muddled mush of confusing ideas. The writers were trying to make a profound point, and just ended up making a profound mess.
I stuck through the movie because I'm stubborn, but I actually couldn't wait for it to end. Don't feel obligated to watch this movie to the end - it does not get interesting, it does not get better, it does not redeem itself.
This was not done well.
The pacing was totally off - nothing happens for a long time, and this setup does nothing to add to the suspense. When things start happening, it goes too quickly. The viewer doesn't have time to develop a sense of fear or suspense.
The acting is mediocre, with mostly cliched characters. The main female character (the bookish younger sister) shows very little emotion, even during a couple of the obvious "scary" scenes. I could tell where I was supposed to feel scared, but never actually anything near scared.
The creature makeup is a mess - looks decent in dark lighting, but when the creature is better lit, it looks very amateurish.
And, what I think were meant to be the movie's "plot twist/insightful lesson" near the end was just a muddled mush of confusing ideas. The writers were trying to make a profound point, and just ended up making a profound mess.
I stuck through the movie because I'm stubborn, but I actually couldn't wait for it to end. Don't feel obligated to watch this movie to the end - it does not get interesting, it does not get better, it does not redeem itself.
While watching this movie, I can't tell you how many times I thought to myself 'This character completely reminds me of so-and-so' or, 'Wow, something almost exactly like that has happened to someone I know'. Now, not to say that my life is *exactly* like this movie (that would be a bit to scary), but there are many elements that I think most of us can relate to, and that is what makes this movie so intriguing and thought-provoking.
The characters were believable, and easy to identify with, which I think always makes for a good movie. The story starts out almost comedic, almost light-hearted, all things considered, but does not stay that way. The main critiques that I would have so far would be that it was sometimes difficult to keep track of the female characters (as there were a fair few of them and they used completely different actors for the flashback sequences) and that a few of the scenes were almost painfully absurd. All in all, a wonderful film which shows that there is no such thing as a perfect family, that nothing is what it seems and that life doesn't end when you die.
The characters were believable, and easy to identify with, which I think always makes for a good movie. The story starts out almost comedic, almost light-hearted, all things considered, but does not stay that way. The main critiques that I would have so far would be that it was sometimes difficult to keep track of the female characters (as there were a fair few of them and they used completely different actors for the flashback sequences) and that a few of the scenes were almost painfully absurd. All in all, a wonderful film which shows that there is no such thing as a perfect family, that nothing is what it seems and that life doesn't end when you die.