not sure...

Rating: Null/10 (3 June 2004)

*some spoilers*
I'm not sure what to make of this movie. It reminded me way too much of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, where Angelina Jolie basically takes on Jack Nicholson's role. So that did not really impress me (I think very highly of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and this was very pale in comparison). On the other hand, I really don't think she deserved an Oscar for her performance. It seems though that nowadays in order to get an Oscar, women have to either play roles if hysterical women (Halle Berry), bullies (Catherine Zeta-Jones), or a combination of both (Angelina Jolie). I don't think any of these performances were worthy of an Oscar. I don't necessarily think that Winona Ryder should have gotten it either for this movie, but I do think that her role was somewhat harder to play than Jolie's, whose character was moreover quite inconsistent, especially at the end when she basically melts away like the Wicked Witch of the West. I thought that was out of place and unimpressive.
I really liked the effects at the beginning of the movie, when Susanna goes from the past back into the present. The editing of these scenes was pretty impressive. It usually was prompted by someone's voice and Susanna looked away and found herself in the present. But that stopped after the first night check, and it turns out that these were just memories, not visions. Overall the acting was good, and so was the movie, but I was expecting more. More originality, better performance from Angelina Jolie, more feelings, etc.