Well, it scared me

Rating: 8/10 (16 April 1999)

As other users have said this may not have been the greatest film ever shot, the acting may not be perfect, and I suspect a lot of what was originally shot ended up on the cutting room floor, making some of it difficult to follow, but this kept it to a manageable length, rather than having it ramble on for 2 1/2 hours, which far too many films do at the moment.
The film had some stunning visuals, and while effects don't make a film they certainly help. It also succeeded in scaring me, which is rare. And for that alone it gets a good mark from me. Most 'Horror' now is appalling, it's all either very very tame (I know what you did last summer) or so tongue in cheek it becomes a comedy (Scream 1+2, Bad Taste), so it's refreshing to see something that went out of its way to make me jump.
I gave it 8/10.