MikeRS
Screenwriter
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Worth seeing for the Betty Buckley sequence. Night riffs/rips off "Psycho" awesomely. Hell, I'd say the tension there surpasses his best scare set-pieces in "Sixth Sense" and Signs" - and that's saying something.
The film is in a way Night retreating back to his "Signs" well - but without the serious suspense and tension of that film (other than the Buckley scene). I don't think Night was interested in going there. It's all about unnerving you with R-Rated suicides as Marky Mark and Zoey flee. But what he chose to focus on is pretty weak sauce as the script is so far away from satisfying on any kind of emotional/character level.
But the film is not some kind of WORST.FILM.EVER. Don't believe that hype. I found it more satisfying than "The Village" and "Lady In The Water" (not saying much....I know ).
The film is in a way Night retreating back to his "Signs" well - but without the serious suspense and tension of that film (other than the Buckley scene). I don't think Night was interested in going there. It's all about unnerving you with R-Rated suicides as Marky Mark and Zoey flee. But what he chose to focus on is pretty weak sauce as the script is so far away from satisfying on any kind of emotional/character level.
But the film is not some kind of WORST.FILM.EVER. Don't believe that hype. I found it more satisfying than "The Village" and "Lady In The Water" (not saying much....I know ).