wobbly, fragmented..bottom line - weak

Rating: 1/10 (21 October 2007)

I saw this flick some time ago, so the impressions aren't exactly fresh. However, maybe even better so, because I can now reflect upon the things about this film that I remember, that stayed with me.
First of all, I distinctly remember a feeling of regret for wasting two hours of my life watching this movie. I wasn't shook up, it didn't make me think, it didn't make me reach for the light switch as fast as I could when walking into a dark room. The aftertaste is...weak. On the way home I felt - blank.
The second thing about this film is the gradation which is completely wrong - the scariest scene hits you at about midpoint of the film. Later on the things that the main character experiences may indeed be the worst thing imaginable for him, but it's just plain boring and annoying for the viewer. I'm sorry but I just don't buy that sentimental crap. So it's kind of watered down.
That's about that, from what I recollect. Everything else is a thick feeling of indifference.
A lame horror with lots of loud noises and special effects, not the finest hour for L. Jackson and J. Cusack. Story flawed, tricks cheap. WASTE OF LIFE.