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Genre :

Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

February 03, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Simon West

Starring :

Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson, David Denman, Madeline Carroll, Molly Bryant, John Bobek

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 5

“..the film employs every generic horror film trick in a hopeless attempt to generate some atmosphere..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1 of 5

“..one of the most inept, inert, and resoundingly unwatchable "horror" movies of the past few years..”
by Scott Weinberg [EFilmCritic]
2 of 4

“..mostly fails to get your pulse racing..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
2.5 of 10

“..horrible and pointless remake..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
1.5 of 5

“..brings nothing new to the table, and screws up a lot of the good stuff that's already been done before..”
by Joshua Tyler [Cinema Blend]
1.5 of 4

“..a toothless remake..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
“..a stilted, inept mess in every other way..”
by Walter Chaw [Film Freak Central]
2 of 4

“..a production that never comes close to realizing its potential to tweak the viewer's primal fears..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 5

“..a claustrophobic thriller that delivers suspense for a little while, but runs out of creative steam at exactly the wrong time..”
by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [The Dallas Morning News]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Ted Porter [The Trades]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Sean Clark [The Horror Channel]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Keith Breese [Filmcritic]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Frank Ochieng [MovieEye]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
0.5 of 4
Reviewed by Matt Pais [Chicago Tribune]
0.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
0.5 of 5
Reviewed by Pete Vonder Haar [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
Reviewed by Bill DeLapp [Syracuse New Times]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by [E! Online]
Reviewed by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]

Reader's Reviews


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This movie is PERFECT! I want watch it again n again, who ever direted this film, he's good.

posted by Euegene Tan on Jul 26, 2008

This movie is OK, but my brother says it's perfect.

posted by Edmond Tan on Jul 26, 2008

i wish.. i see you in personal.. or may just a dream ...when i see your face...my heart is pump.. TAKE CARE EVERYDAY..CAMILLA BELLE ROUTH

posted by edmark on Aug 24, 2008
 
 

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